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 the Quarter ending
March 25th, 1871.
| 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 under40 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | |||||
| I. ZYMOTIC. | Brought forward | 168 | 35 | 59 | 69 | 70 | 15 | 416 | |||||||
| Order 1—Miasmatic. | Order 4—Organs of Digestion. | ||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | 16 | ||||||||
| Measles | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scarlatina | 9 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | Constipation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Gastritis | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis & Enteritis | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | Ulceration of Pylorus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fever | l | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 9 | Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Acute Rheumatism | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 |
| Erysipelas and Pyœmia | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | Cirrosis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Metria (Puerperal Fever) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Icterus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cancer of Rectum | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 6 |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cancer of Liver | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Choleraic Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Abdominal Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 2—Enthetic. | Abcess of Liver | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | |||||||||
| Syphilis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Order 5—urinary Organs. | |||||||
| Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Order 3—Dietic. | Brights Disease | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |||||||
| Calculus of Kidneys | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uremia | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Purpura | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Prostate | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Alcoholism:— | Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries. | ||||||||||||||
| .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||||
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
| Lead Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Ovaries | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Order 4—Parasitic. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Thrush | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Cancer ,, | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| II. CONSTITUTIONAL. | Order 7—Organs of Locomotion. | ||||||||||||||
| Order X—Diathetic. | Disease of Bones & Joints | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | |||||||
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | Order 8- Integument. | |||||||
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | Phlegmon Abscess | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcers, Gangrene | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Order2— Tubercular. | Tumours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| Scrofula | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | IV. DEVELOPMENTAL | |||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | ||||||||
| Consumption | 5 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 49 | Order 1-of Children. | |||||||
| Hydrocephalus, and Meningitis | 13 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 18 | Premature Birth | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Malformation of the Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| III. LOCAL. | Atelectasis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
| Ord.l-Nervous System | Teething | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |||||||
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | 4 | 20 | Order 2—Of Adults. | |||||||
| Epilepsy | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Convulsions | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | Childbirth & Puerperal Convulsions | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Effusion of Serum on Brain | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 | Order 3—Of Old People. | |||||||
| Inflammation of Brain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | ||||||||
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | Old Age, natural decay | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Order 2—Organs of Circulation. | Order 4—Diseases of Nutrition. | ||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Atrophy | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Cancer of Heart | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Exhaustion, Anœmia | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | V. VIOLENT DEATHS. | |||||||
| Fatty Heart | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 7 | ||||||||
| Disease of Heart | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 5 | 3 | 22 | Order 1—Accidents and Negligence. | |||||||
| Spasms of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | Fract. & Contusions from Rail. Street Accident, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 7 |
| Order 3—Organs of Respiration. | |||||||||||||||
| Burns and Scalds..... | i | 1 | , | 2 | |||||||||||
| Laryngitis | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Laryngisimus | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | Suffocation | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 25 | .. | 3 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 64 | Order 2.—Homicide. | |||||||
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | 32 | ||||||||
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | Infanticide Murder | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Cong. of Lungs | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Suicides, Hanging | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | No Specified Cause | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Carried forward | 168 | 35 | 59 | 69 | 70 | 15 | 416 | TOTALS | 204 | 41 | 84 | 93 | 98 | 22 | 542 |
[1.] South Wharf Road, Union-PL, Stanley-St., Francis-St., Cambridge-PL, Junction-PL,
Market-St., Sale-St., Star-St., Bouverie-St., York Row, Titch borne Row.
[2.] Edgware Place, Church Place, Hermitage Street, Dudley Street, Kent's Place, Willings
Place, Victoria and Albert Street, Green Street,NorthWharf Road, Iron GateWh.-Rd.,
White Lion Place, Alfred Place, Vine Cottages, White Lion Passage.
[3.] Hall Place, Cuthbert Street, Howell Street, Charlotte Place, Church Street, Crompton
Street, Braithwaite Place, Campbell Street, Hethpool Street, Hero Place.
[4.] Netley Street, and Amberley Wharves, 7 Houses in St. Leonard's Gardens.
[5.J Andover Place, Kilburn Park Road, Queen's Arms Yard, Elgin Terrace, Maida Vale,
Carlton Place, Canterbury Terrace, Lanark Place and Villas.
6.] Alfred Road, Waverly Road, Orchard Street, Waverly-Ter. and Desboro'-Ter.
[7] Senior Street, Emily Street, Philip Terrace, Dartington Terrace, Hasboro' Street
Ranelagh Road, Westbury Terrace, Cottage Road, Westbourne Park Crescent.
[8.] Woodfield Place & Road.WindsorGardens and Street.JohnStreet,ChippenhamTerrace,
Frankfort Terrace, Kensal New Town, Carlton Terrace, Goldney Road.
[9.J Pickering-PL, Albert-Ter., Douglas-Pi., Caroline-Pl.,DoveCottages, Bark-PL,Poplar-Pl.,
Chapel Side,Victoria-Pl.
[10.] Westbourne-Ter.,Gloucester-Pl., Sq &Terr.,Porchester-Ter.,Square & St., CravenHill &
Gardens, LancasterGate,Hyde-Pk.-Sq.,Hyde-Pk.-Gar.,Inverness-Ter.,Queensboro'-Ter.,
Cleveland Terrace, Square, and Gardens, Sussex Gardens.
[11.] Houses in Streets not under special inspection, inhabited generally by one family only.