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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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| Other Accidents of Child-Birth | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 10.—Diseases op Bones and Joints. | |||||||||||||||
| Caries, Necrosis | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 6 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 11.—Diseases of Integumentary System. | |||||||||||||||
| Carbuncle, Phlegmon | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Integumentary System | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 6 | 12 | ... | 12 |
| 1.—Accident or Negligence. | |||||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Gunshot Wounds | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Burn, Scald | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Drowning | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Suffocation | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 6 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 |
| 2.—Homicide. | |||||||||||||||
| Manslaughter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Murder | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |