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.
Mortality of the Parish of Paddington during th e Quarter ending December 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 | 117 | 29 | 50 | 43 | 62 | 10 | 311 | |||||||
| Order 1 — Miasmatic. Varicella & Small Pox | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Order 4— Organs of Digestion. Malignant Dis. of Stom. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Scarlatina | 16 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 22 | Constipation | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Gastritis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Croup | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Peritonitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Fever | 2 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | Ulceration of Stomach | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Acute Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intestines. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas and Pyœmia | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Metria (Puerperal Fever) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cirrosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Angina | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Icterus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Dysentry & Diarrhœa . | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | Disease of Rectum | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Order 2— Enthetic. Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 7 |
| Cancer of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Order 5—Urinary Organs. Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Hydrophobia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Order 3— Dietic. Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk . | . 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Disease of Kidneys | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 6 |
| Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Alcoholism:— a. Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | 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. CONSTITUTIONAL | Order 7- Organs of Locomotion. Disease of Joints | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | |||||||
| Order 1- Diathetic. Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Disease of Spine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Order 8—Integument. Phlegmon | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 7 | ||||||||
| Order 2—Tubercular Scrofula | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | Ulcers, Cangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cutaneous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | IV. DEVELOPMENTAL. | |||||||
| Consumption | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .. | 24 | ||||||||
| Hydrocephalus | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | ||||||||
| III. LOCAL. | Order 1—Of Children. Premature Birth | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |||||||
| Malformation of the Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Ord.l-Nervous System Effus of Blood on Brain. | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | Other Malformations | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Teething | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 6 | Atalectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | Order 2—Of Adults. Childbirth | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Convulsions | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | ||||||||
| Inflamation of Brain | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | Order 3—Of Old People. Old Age, natural decay . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Other Diseases | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 6 | ||||||||
| Order 2—Organs of Circulation. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Order 4—Diseases of N utrition. Atrophy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Exhaustion, Anœmia | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 | ||||||||
| V. VIOLENT DEATHS. | |||||||||||||||
| Embolism | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | Order 1—accidents and Negligence Fract. & Contusions from Rail. Street Accident,&.c. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Fatty Heart | .. | .. | 2 | l | 3 | .. | 6 | ||||||||
| Disease of Heart | .. | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | l | 28 | ||||||||
| Order 3—Organs of Respiration Laryngitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Burns and Scalds | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Order 2.—Homicide. Infanticide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Laryngisimus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Bronchitis | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 55 | ||||||||
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | Suicides, Hanging, &c. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 16 | Pistol Shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Asthma | 1 | l | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | No Specified Cause | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Carried forward | 117 | 29 | 50 | 43 | 62 | 10 | 311 | TOTAL | 139 | 36 | 74 | 67 | 80 | 21 | 417 |