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 30th, 1872.
Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total. | Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total. | ||||||||||
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Under 5 Years. | 6 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above | Under 5 Years. | 6 and under 20 | 20 and under 40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and under 80 | 80 and above. | ||||
I. ZYMOTIC | Brought forward | 122 | 23 | 51 | 66 | 60 | 9 | 331 | |||||||
Order 1—Miasmatic. | Order 4—Organs of Digestion. | ||||||||||||||
Small Pox | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | Malignant Dis. of Stom. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | ||
Scarlatina | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Canstipation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Gastriiis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croup | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | Ulceration of Pylorus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Fever, Typhoid | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | Ulceration of Stomach . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Acute Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | Ulceration of Intestines. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 |
Erysipelas and Pyoemia . | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | Hernia | .. | .. | I.. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
Metria (Puerperal Fever) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Cirrosis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Dysentry | .. | .. | .. | , . | Icterus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Cancer of Rectum | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | ||||||||
Order 2—Enthetic. | Cancer of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Syphilis | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 6—Urinary Organs. | |||||||
Order 3—Dietic. | |||||||||||||||
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 7 | ||||||||
Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Kidneys | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Alcoholism:— | Albumenuria | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uræmia | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |
.. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Disease of Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Lead Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 4—Parasitic. | Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries. | ||||||||||||||
Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
Disease of Ovaries | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
II. CONSTITUTIONAL. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
„ Tumour | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | ||||||||
Order 1 -Diathetic. | Disease of Uterus | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||
Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
.. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | Order 7- Organs of Locomotion. | ||||||||
Cancer & Scirrhus | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | 9 | ||||||||
Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bones | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Order 8—Integument. | |||||||||||||||
Order 2 -Tubercular . | Ulcers, Gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Scrofula | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | Cutaneous Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | IV. DEVELOPMENTAL. | ||||||||
Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
Consumption | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 2 | .. | 46 | Order 1—Of Children. | |||||||
Hydrocephalus and | 7 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | Premature Birth | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Meningitis | Atelectasis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | 1 | |||||||
III. LOCAL. | Other Malformations | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
Ord.l- Nervous System | Teething | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |||||||
Tetanus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Order 2—Of Adults. | |||||||
Apoplexy | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 8 | .. | 17 | Childbirth | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Paralysis | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. | 10 | Order 3—Of Old People. | |||||||
Epilepsy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | ||||||||
Convulsions | 12 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | ||||||||
Effusion of Blood on Brain | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | Old Age, natural decay . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 16 |
Paraphleria | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Order 4—Diseases of Nutrition. | |||||||
1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||||
Order 2—Organs or Circulation. | Atrophy | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |||||||
Exhaustion, Anœmia | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | ||||||||
Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | V. VIOLENT DEATHS. | |||||||
Embolism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Order 1—Accidents and Negligence. | |||||||
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | ||||||||
Disease of Heart | .. | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | Fract.& Contusions from Rail. Street Accident, &c. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 11 |
Degen of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||||||||
Burns and Scalds | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
Order 3—Organs or Respiration. | Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
Suffocation in Bed and Accidental | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||||||||
Laryngitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
Pul. Apoplexy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Order 2.—Homicide. | |||||||
Bronchitis | i18 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 62 | Infanticide | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suicides—Hanging | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Pneumonia | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 24 | Poisoning by Morphia. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Asthma | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | Suicide—Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Pul. Cong | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||
4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | No Specified Cause | .. | |||||||
Carried forward | 122 | 23 | 61 | 66 | 60 | 9 | 331 | TOTAL | 163 | 26 | 68 | 95 | 78 | 18 | 448 |