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Paddington 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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TABLE II.

Mortality of theParish ofPaddingtonduring the Quarter ending

January 1st, 1870.

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. ZYMOTIC.Brought forward131405461519346
Order 1—Miasmatic.Order 4—Organs of Digestion.1
Small-pox....1......1j
Measles9..1......9Cancrum Oris..............
Scarlatina231821....44Gastritis........1..1
Diphtheria21........3Enteritis1....1....2
Angina ...1........1Peritonitis....11....2
Whooping Cough8..........8Ascites....11....2
Fever..161....8Cancer of Stomach....111..3
Acute Rheumatis....1......1Ulceration of Stomach .........1..1
Erysipelas and Pyœmia11........3Ulceration of Intestines.........1..1
Metria (Puerperal Fever)....4......4Cancer ,, ,,....1......1
Anthrax11........2Hernia....11....2
Dysentery....1......1Abdominal Tumor............
Diarrhœa11..121..116Diseases of Liver1..31....5
Cholera..1........1
..Cirrosis....1......1
Order 2—Enthetic.Order 5—Urinary
Syphilis4..........4Organs.
Hydrophobia..............Nephritis1..11....3
Disease of Kidneys1..21. ...4
Order 3—Dietic.Cancer of Kidney......1....1
Privation........1..1Disease of Bladder......13..4
Want of Breast Milk..............Albumenuria....12....3
Purpura, Haemorrage Alcoholism:—....2......2Diabetes....111..3
a. Del. Tremens......1....1Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries.
b, Intemperance..............
Lead Poisoning..............Ovarian Dropsy....1......1
Malig. Dis. of Ovaries......11..2
Order 4—Parasitic.,, ,, „ Uterus....11....2
Thrush..............
Order 7—Organs of Locomotion.
II. CONSTITUTIONALDisease of Joints..............
Order 1—Diathetic.„ of Bones..12......4
Gout..............Order 8—Integument.
Dropsy..1..1114Phlegmon. Gangrene......11..2
Cancer of Breast......3....3Cutaneous Diseases..............
Order 2 -Tubercular.IV. DEVELOP
Scrofula2..........2MENTAL.
Tabes Mesenterica andMarasmus15..........15Order 1—Of Children. Premature Birth6..........6
Consumption4422142..46Malformation of the Heart1..........1
Hydrocephalus andMeningites102........12Other Malformations..............
Teething5..........5
III. LOCAL.Order 2—Of Adults.
Ord .1--Nervous System11Childbirth....2......2
Effusion of Serum on Brain Aproplexy..........16432229 9Order 3—Of Old
Paralysis....9..9People.
Epilepsy..1......1Old Age, natural decay .........61016
Convulsions9......9
Tetanus..1......1Order 4—Diseases of
Other Diseases..1....1..2Nutrition. Atrophy Exhaustion, inanition7 4.. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .7 4
Order 2—Organs or Circulation.V. VIOLENT DEATHS.
Fatty Heart......15..6
Aneurism....22....4Order 1 —Accidents and Negligence.
Embolism....1......1
Disease of Heart..121010..23Fractures & Falls1..221..6
Rupture of Heart........1..1Poisoning Burns. . 1. . 4. . 1. . 11 . ... . .1 7
Order 3—Organs of Respiration.Drowning, Suffocation......1....1
Laryngitis1....11..3Accidental Poisoning........1..1
Laryngisimus,orSp. Croup6..........6Order 2.—Homicide.
Bronchitis164..810340
Pneumonia63541..19Infanticide by Suflocation2..........2
Emphysema or Asthma.......1....1Suicides..1..11..3
Congestion of Lungs3..1..1..5..
Other Diseases1..1..1..3No Specified Cause..112....4
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