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Paddington 1868

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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TABLE IV.

Mortality of the Parish of Paddington during th e Quarter ending December 26th, 1868.

Causes of Death.Ages.Total.Causes of Death.AgesTotal.
Under 5 Years.5 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and aboveUnder 5 Years.5 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and above
I. ZYMOTICBrought forward1172950436210311
Order 1 — Miasmatic. Varicella & Small Pox1..........1Order 4— Organs of Digestion. Malignant Dis. of Stom...............
Measles..............
Scarlatina1642......22Constipation2..........2
Diphtheria2..........2Gastritis2..........4
Croup4..........4Peritonitis....1......1
Whooping Cough3..........3Enteritis....1..1..2
Fever264......12Ulceration of Stomach..............
Acute Rheumatism..............Ulceration of Intestines.....1......1
Erysipelas and Pyœmia412......9Hernia........1..1
Metria (Puerperal Fever)..............Cirrosis..............
Angina1..........1Icterus1......1..2
Dysentry & Diarrhœa .4..1......5Disease of Rectum....11....2
Order 2— Enthetic. Syphilis1....1....2Diseases of Liver....142..7
Cancer of Liver..............
Order 5—Urinary Organs. Bright's Disease....22....4
Hydrophobia1..........1
Order 3— Dietic. Privation..............
Want of Breast Milk .. 6..........6Disease of Kidneys....222..6
Purpura............Disease of Bladder....1......1
Alcoholism:— a. Del. Tremens............1Nephritis......1....1
b. Intemperance ...............Uremia......1....1
..............Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries. Ovarian Dropsy....1......1
Salivation..............
Order 4—Parasitic. Thrush. 2..........2
Other Diseases............2
II. CONSTITUTIONALOrder 7- Organs of Locomotion. Disease of Joints..311....5
Order 1- Diathetic. Gout......1....1
Disease of Spine..............
Dropsy1....2115Order 8—Integument. Phlegmon..111....3
Cancer......52..7
Order 2—Tubercular Scrofula2111....5Ulcers, Cangrene..............
Cutaneous Diseases..............
Tabes Mesenterica8..........8IV. DEVELOPMENTAL.
Consumption241413..24
Hydrocephalus10..........10
III. LOCAL.Order 1—Of Children. Premature Birth8..........8
Malformation of the Heart..............
Ord.l-Nervous System Effus of Blood on Brain.14..2....7Other Malformations1..........1
Teething3..........3
Apoplexy....15..6Atalectasis..............
Paralysis....138113Order 2—Of Adults. Childbirth....3......3
Epilepsy........3..3
Convulsions14..........14
Inflamation of Brain42..1....7Order 3—Of Old People. Old Age, natural decay .........81018
Tetanus..............
Other Diseases..2..22..6
Order 2—Organs of Circulation. Pericarditis......1....1Order 4—Diseases of N utrition. Atrophy1..........1
Exhaustion, Anœmia..1..41..6
V. VIOLENT DEATHS.
Embolism......l....1Order 1—accidents and Negligence Fract. & Contusions from Rail. Street Accident,&.c...1432111
Aneurism....1..2..3
Fatty Heart....2l3..6
Disease of Heart..19710l28
Order 3—Organs of Respiration Laryngitis2..........2Burns and Scalds2..........2
Drowning..............
Suffocation1..........1
Order 2.—Homicide. Infanticide1..........1
Laryngisimus..............
Bronchitis1628617655
Pleurisy........213Suicides, Hanging, &c.....41....5
Pneumonia9142....16Pistol Shot..............
Asthma1l..12..5No Specified Cause..............
Other Diseases....112..4
Carried forward1172950436210311TOTAL1393674678021417