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 IV.
M ortality of the P arish of P addington during the Quarter ending
September 26th, 1868.
| Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total. | Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| I. ZYMOTIC. | Brought forward | 164 | 25 | 57 | 49 | 33 | 3 | 331 | |||||||
| Order 1—Miasmatic. Small-pox | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Order 4—Organs of Digestion. Cancer of Stomach | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Measles | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | ||||||||
| Scarlatina | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | Constipation | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Ulceration of Pylorus . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fever -Typhus&Typhoid | 5 | 4 | 4 | l | .. | .. | 14 | Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Erysipelas and Pyœmia | 1 | 1 | 3 | l | .. | .. | 6 | Hcemorrage of Stomach | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Metria (Puerperal Fever) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Abdominal Tumour | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Choleraic Diarrhœa | 70 | 3 | •• | l | 4 | .. | 78 | Cirrosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Dysentery | Icterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| Diarrhœa | Cancer of Rectum | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||
| Cholera | Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 9 | |||||||
| Order 2—Enthetio. Hydrophobia | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Order 5—Urinary Organs. Disease of Kidneys | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Order 3—Dietic. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Uremia | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Alcoholism:— a. Del. Tremens | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Orchritis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| b. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries. Ovariatomy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lead Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Order 4—Parasitic. Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Hoemorrhage of Womb . | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Ovarian Tumour ...... | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| II. CONSTITUTIONAL. | Disease of Uterus...... | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | |||||||
| Uterine Disease........ | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Order 1 — Diathetic. | .. | .. | 4 | l | 2 | .. | 7 | Order 7- Organs of Locomotion. Caries & Disease of Bones | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 6 | ||||||||
| Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 8—Integument. Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 2 -Tubercular. Scrofula | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Ulcers, Gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Tumours.............. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | IV. DEVELOPMENTAL. | |||||||
| Consumption & Phthisis | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 3 | .. | 45 | ||||||||
| Hydrocephalus, and Tubercular Meningitis | 10 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | ||||||||
| Order 1—Of Children. Premature Birth | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | ||||||||
| III. LOCAL. | |||||||||||||||
| Malformation of the Heart | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Ord.l-Nervous System Sun Stroke | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Other Malformations | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Apoplexy | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Order 2—Of Adults. Childbirth | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Inflamation&Dis.of Brain | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | |||||||||
| Convulsions | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | Order 3—Of Old People. Old Age, natural decay | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Effusion of Blood on Brain | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Order 4—Diseases of Nutrition. Atrophy | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Order 2—Organs or Circulation. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
| Exhaustion, Debility & Inanition | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | ||||||||
| Embolism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | V. VIOLENT DEATHS. | ||||||||
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 1—Accidents and Negligence. Fract. & Contusions from Rail. Street Accident, &c. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | |
| Fatty Heart | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Disease of Heart ...... | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 7 | ||||||||
| Valvular Disease of Heart | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Order 3—Organs of Respiration. Laryngitis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Poisoning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Spasm of Glottis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Rupture of Bowels | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | Order 2.—Homicide. Infanticide Murder | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Infi. of Lungs&Pneumonia | 13 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 20 | ||||||||
| Conges. & Pul. Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Suicides, Hanging | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hœmoptysis | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | Pistol-shot | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Carried forward | 164 | 25 | 57 | 49 | 33 | 3 | 321 | TOTAL | 204 | 32 | 178 | 70 | 50 | 15 | 449 |