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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TABLE II.
Mortality of the Parish of Paddington during the Quarter ending
June 27th, 1868.
Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total. | Causes of Death. | Ages, | Total. | ||||||||||
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Under 5 Years. | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Under 5 Years. | 5 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | ||||
Brought forward | 121 | 23 | 54 | 47 | 69 | 3 | 307 | ||||||||
I. ZYMOTIC. | Order 4—Organs of Digestion. | ||||||||||||||
Order 1—Miasmatic. | |||||||||||||||
Small-pox | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hæmatemesis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Measles | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | Cancrum Oris | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Scarlatina | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 12 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Fever | .. | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Acute Rheumatis | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. | .. | 2 | Ulceration of Stomach | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas, Pyœmia | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Ulceration of Intestines | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Metria (Puerperal Fever) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Pyœmia | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 | Intuscessception | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Diarrhœa | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | Disease of Rectum | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cirrosis | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Choleraic Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 |
Icterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
Order 2—Enthetic. | |||||||||||||||
Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Order 5—Urinary Organs. | |||||||
Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
Afumuria | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
Order 3—Dietic. | Disease of Kidneys | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | |||||||
Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ,, of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Want of Breast Milk | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | „ of Suprarenal Caps | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ,, of Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Alcoholism:— | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||||
a. Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries. | ||||||||
Lead Poisoning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
Order 4—Parasitic. | Diseases of Womb | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Order 7-Organs of Locomotion. | |||||||
II. CONSTITUTIONAL. | |||||||||||||||
Disease of Joints | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
Order 1—Diathetic. | „ of Bones | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 8—Integument. | ||||||||
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | Phlegmon, Abscess | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | Cutaneous Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Order 2 -Tubercular. | IV. DEVELOPMENTAL. | ||||||||||||||
Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
Tabes Mesenterica | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | ||||||||
Hœmoptysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 1—Of Children. | |||||||
Consumption | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 2 | .. | 45 | Premature Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
Hydrocephalus | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | Malformation of the Heart | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Menugitis | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Teething | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
III. LOCAL. | Order 2—Of Adults. | ||||||||||||||
Ord.1-Nervous System | Childbirth | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||
Congestion & affection of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 3—Of Old People. | |||||||||
Effusion on Brain | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
Inflammation of Brain | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Old Age, natural decay | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | ||||||||
Paralysis | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 13 | 1 | 18 | Order 4—Diseases of Nutrition. | |||||||
Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
Convulsions | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Atrophy | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Tetanus | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Exhaustion, inanition | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
.. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .. | 11 | V. VIOLENT DEATHS. | ||||||||
Order 2—Organs of Circulation. | Order 1—Accidents and Negligence. | ||||||||||||||
Angiua | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | ||||||||
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | Fractures & Contusions | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 8 |
Disease of Heart | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 11 | .. | 23 | Hemorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Burns and Scalds | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||||||||
Order 3—Organs of Respiration. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Suffocation | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
Laryngitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
Laryngismus | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Order 2.—Homicide. | |||||||
Bronchitis | 8 | .. | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 25 | Infanticide, Murder | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 17 | ||||||||
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | •• | 8 | No Specified Cause | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Carried forward | 121 | 23 | 54 | 47 | 59 | 3 | 307 | TOTALS | 148 | 30 | 66 | 64 | 77 | 10 | 395 |