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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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| 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. 1 | ||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Gout | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Rickets | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 63 | 38 | 101 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... | 8 | 5 | ... | 5 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 43 |
| Phthisis | 34 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 41 | 4 | 45 | 129 | 26 | 155 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 11 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 15 | ... | 15 | 46 | 5 | 51 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Old Age | 15 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 79 | |
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 20 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 76 | 26 | 102 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | 4 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| Epilepsy | 3 | 1 | 4 | u 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 14 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Convulsions | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ... | 14 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 11 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |