Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. | |||||
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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. | ||||||
DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. (Continued.) | |||||||||||||||
3.—Suicide. | |||||||||||||||
Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Cut, Stab | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Poison | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | |
Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 |
Hanging | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
4.—Execution. | |||||||||||||||
Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 61 | 16 | 77 |
Mortification | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ||
Tumour | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
Haemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Causes not Specified or Ill-defined | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |