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Paddington 1880

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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TABLE IIIA.
Deaths Registered from all causes during each quarter of the year 1880 in each sub-district of the Parish.
Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents are excluded.
Cause of Death.
Sub-District
Total
1st Quarter.
Sub-District
Total
2nd Quarter.
Sub-District.
Total
3rd Quarter.
Sub-District
Total
4th Quarter.
Total Deaths
TOTAL.
St.
Mary's.
St.
John's.
St.
Mary;s.
St.
John's.
St.
Mary's.
St.
John's.
St.
Mary's.
St.
John's.
St.
Mary's.
St.
John's.
Classes.
I.
Zymotic Diseases
46
30
76
39
20
59
87
18
105
53
11
64
225
79
304
II.
Constitutional Diseases
68
27
95
57
21
78
79
26
105
64
19
83
268
93
361
III. Local Diseases
185
71
256
107
50
157
92
25
117
146
61
207
530
207
737
IV. Developmental Diseases
46
11
57
39
8
47
35
9
44
36
11
47
156
39
195
V.
Violent Deaths
13
7
20
10
7
17
10
3
13
3
5
8
36
22
58
Not specified or ill-defined
1
1
2
2
1
3
...
1
1
6
...
6
9
3
12
Totals
359
147
506
254
107
361
303
82
385
308
107
415
1224
443
1667
Class.
Zymotic Diseases
I.
Order 1.—Miasmatic.
1. Smallpox
2. Measles
18
5
23
8
4
12
4
1
5
1
...
1
31
10
41
3. Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)
5
3
8
4
3
7
4
2
6
16
3
19
29
11
40
4. Diphtheria
1
2
3
2
2
4
5
1
6
2
...
2
10
5
15
5. Quinsy
6. Croup
3
4
7
1
1
2
...
...
...
2
1
3
6
6
12
7. Whooping Cough
7
6
13
7
5
12
11
...
11
13
...
13
38
11
49
8.
Typhus Fever
Typhoid F.
1
2
3
1
...
1
3
2
6
4
...
4
9
4
13
Continued F.
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
1
...
1
3
...
3
9. Erysipelas
4
1
5
2
1
3
4
...
4
2
2
4
12
4
16
10. Puerperal Fever (Metria)
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
1
2
2
1
3
4
2
6
11. Carbuncle
12. Influenza
13. Dysentery
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
14. Diarrhœa
1
2
3
4
2
6
46
9
55
1
2
3
52
15
67
15. Choleraic Diarrhœa
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
...
...
...
2
...
2
16. Ague
17. Remittent Fever
18. Rheumatism
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
...
1
2
2
4
5
4
9
19. Other Zymotic Diseases
Order 2.—Enthetic.
1. Syphilis
1
...
1
2
I
3
1
1
2
2
...
2
6
2
8
2. Stricture of Urethra
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
3. Hydrophobia
4. Glanders
Order 3.—Dietic.
1. Privation
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
2. Want of Breast Milk
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
2
1
3
3. Purpura and Scurvy
...
...
...
3
...
3
2
1
3
...
...
...
5
1
6
4 Alcoholism
a Del. Tremens
...
2
2
...
...
...
2
...
2
...
...
...
2
2
4
b Intemperance
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
Order 4.—Parasitic.
1. Thrush
1
...
1
2
...
2
...
...
...
2
...
2
5
...
5
2. Worms, &c.
II.
Constitutional Diseases.
Order 1.—Diathetic.
1. Gout
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
5
2. Dropsy
1
...
1
1
1
2
3
...
3
...
...
...
5
1
6
3. Cancer
15
8
23
10
6
16
11
7
18
16
4
20
52
25
77
4. Cancrum Oris (Noma)
5. Mortification
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
1
1
...
2
2
Order 2.—Tubercular.
1. Scrofula
3
...
3
3
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
6
...
6
2. Tabes Mesenterica
5
...
5
6
1
6
12
1
13
5
...
5
27
2
29
3. Phthisis
34
11
45
26
10
86
37
10
47
28
9
37
125
40
165
4. Hydrocephalus
10
8
18
12
3
15
15
5
20
14
4
18
51
20
71
III.
Local Diseases.
Order 1.—Nervous System.
1. Cephalitis
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
2
4
3
2
5
2. Apoplexy
5
4
9
4
2
6
6
3
9
3
3
6
18
12
30
3. Paralysis
9
1
10
8
2
10
2
1
3
11
3
14
30
7
37
4. Insanity
5. Chorea
6. Epilepsy
3
...
3
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
2
3
5
2
7
7. Convulsions
6
2
8
5
2
7
3
4
7
6
...
6
20
8
28
8. Brain Disease, &c.
8
2
10
3
...
3
2
1
3
2
3
5
15
6
21
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
1. Pericarditis
2. Aneurism
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
2
1
3
3. Heart Disease, &c.
20
8
28
16
7
23
27
7
31
26
13
39
89
35
124
Order 3.—Respiraiory Organs.
1. Laryngitis
...
...
...
3
2
5
3
...
3
3
1
4
9
3
12
2. Bronchitis
68
29
97
27
10
87
14
3
17
42
12
54
151
54
205
3. Pleurisy
2
...
2
1
...
1
...
...
...
......
...
...
...3
...
3
4. Pneumonia
31
8
39
10
6
16
10
...
10
13
4
17
64
18
82
6. Asthma
2
...
2
...
...
...
1
...
1
2
...
2
5
...
5
6. Lung Disease, &c.
3
2
5
4
...
4
4
...
4
6
1
7
17
3
20
Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
1. Gastritis
1
1
2
1
...
1
...
1
1
...
...
...
2
2
4
2. Enteritis
3
...
3
3
13
6
3
...
3
...
...
...
9
3
12
3. Peritonitis
...
2
2
2
...
2
...
...
...
2
...
2
4
2
6
4. Ascites
5. Ulceration of Intestines
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
...
...
...
2
...
2
6. Hernia
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
1
2
1
2
3
7. Ileus
2
1
3
2
...
2
...
2
2
...
...
...
4
3
7
8. Intussusception
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
1
2
...
...
...
2
1
3
9. Stricture of Intestines
1
1
2
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
2
2
4
10. Fistula
11. Stomach Disease, &c.
...
...
...
...
1
1
2
1
3
2
...
2
4
2
6
12. Pancreas Disease, &c.
13. Hepatitis
1
...
1
...
...
...
3
...
3
1
...
1
5
......
5
14. Jaundice
3
...
3
3
1
4
...
...
...
2
...
2
8
1
9
15. Liver Disease, &c.
7
i
8
2
3
5
2
1
3
6
4
10
17
9
26
16. Spleen Disease, &c.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
Order 5.—Urinary Organs.
1. Nephritis
1
1
2
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
1
1
2
2
4
2. Ischuria
3. Bright's Disease (Nephria)
2
3
5
4
4
8
2
...
2
...
5
5
8
12
20
4. Diabetes
...
...
...
3
1
4
1
...
1
3
2
5
7
3
10
5. Calculus (Stone)
6. Cystitus
1
1
2
......
...
...
...
...
...
2
1
3
3
2
5
7. Kidney Disease, &c.
1
...
1
2
...
2
1
...
1
3
...
3
7
...
7
Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
1. Ovanan Dropsy
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
2
2
2. Uterus Disease, &c.
...
2
2
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
1
3
3
3
6
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
1. Synovitis (Arthritis)
2. Joint Disease, &c.
1
...
1
...
2
2
1
...
1
2
1
3
4
3
7
Order 8.—Integumentary System.
1. Phlegmon
...
1
1
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
3
2. Ulcer
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
3. Skin Disease, &c.
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
IV.
Developmental Diseases.
Order 1.—Diseases of Children.
1. Premature Birth
7
3
10
9
2
11
5
...
5
10
3
13
31
8
39
2. Cyanosis
2
...
2
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
3
3. Spina Bifida
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
4. Other Malformations
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
2
1
3
5. Teething
6
...
6
8
1
9
2
...
2
1
...
1
17
1
18
Order 2.—Adults.
1. Paramenia
2. Childbirth (see Puerpl. Fever)
1
1
2
1
...
1
2
...
2
1
...
1
5
1
6
Order 3.—Old People.
1. Old Age
14
5
19
5
4
9
6
...
6
7
4
11
32
13
45
Order 4.—Nutrition.
1. Atrophy and Debility
12
2
14
15
1
16
20
9
29
17
3
20
64
15
79
V.
Violent Deaths.
Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
1. Fractures and Contusions
4
1
5
2
4
6
2
1
3
...
4
4
8
10
18
2. Wounds
Gunshot
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
Cut, Stab
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
3. Burns and Scalds
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
4. Poison
...
1
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
2
6. Drowning
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
1
2
6. Suffocation
5
3
8
2
1
3
3
...
3
2
...
2
12
4
16
7. Otherwise
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
1
2
Order 3.—Homicide
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
...
1
...
1
1
4
3
7
Order 4.—Suicide
1
......
1
2
1
3
3
...
3
1
...
1
7
1
8
Causes not specified or ill-defined
1
1
2
2
1
3
......
1
1
6
...
6
9
3
12
40 b