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Paddington 1872

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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TABLE III.

Mortality of the Parish of Paddington during the Quarter ending June 29th, 1872.

Causes of Death.Ages.Total.Causes of Death.Ages.Total.
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. Order 1—Miasmatic.Brought forward1561930686416353
Order 4—Organs of Digestion.
Small Pox2..11....4
Measles363........38Malignant Dis. of Stom.......1....1
Scarlatina112........13Constipation1..........1
Diphtheria1..........1Gastritis and Enteritis..112i..6
Croup41........5Peritonitis1..311..6
Whooping Cough143........17Ulceration of Pylorus..............
Fever3....3....9Ulceration of Stomach...............
Rheumatic Fever....1......1Ulceration of Intestines...11......2
Erysipelas and Pyœmia2..31....6Hernia............1
Metria (Puerperal Fever)....3......3Cirrosis......21..3
Dysentry..............Icterus—Gall Stones1..........2
Diarrhœa5l........6Diseases of Liver....244i11
Cholera..............Cancer of Liver......1....1
Order 2—Enthetic.Disease of Rectum......2....2
Syphilis2..1......3Order 5—Urinary Organs.
Hydrophobia..............
Order 3—Dietic.Nephritis..............
Bright's Disease....422..8
Privation..............Disease of Kidneys1..1......2
Want of Breast Milk..............Diabetes....11....2
Alcoholism:—Albumenuria..............
a. Del. Tremens......1....1Uraemia........
b. Intemperance..............Dis. of Bladder & Prostate........213
Lead poisoning..............Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries.
Order 4—Parasitic.
Thrush1............Diseases of Ovaries..............
II. CONSTITUTIONAL.Metritis..............
Disease of Uterus....2..1..3
Order 1-DIATHETICCancer of „..............
Gout....11....2Order 7-Organs of Locomotion.
Dropsy........1..1
Cancer &, Scirrhus......41..5Disease of Bones & joints..............
Purpura Hæmorrhagica.......1....1Order 8—Integument.
Order2 -Tubercular.Senile Gangrene........123
Abscess—Phlegmon........1..1
Scrofula&TubercularDis.331......7IV. DEVELOPMENTAL.
Marasmus1311......15
Tabes Mesenterica
Consumpt & Hœmoptysis169512..48Order 1—Of Children.
Hydrocephalus andScof. Meningitis113........14Premature Birth5..........6
Malform. of the Heart1..........1
III. LOCAL.Atelectasis1..........1
Other Malformations..............
Ord .1—Nervous SystemTeething............5
Tetanus..............Order 2—Of Adults.
Apoplexy......19212
Paralysis......2237Children..........1
Epilepsy......1..12Order 3—Of Old People.
Convulsions14..11....16
Effusion of Blood on Brain......9..2Old Age, natural decay .........538
Effus. of Serum on Brain.2..1..1..4
Other Diseases2......1..3Nutrition.
Order 2—Organs of Circulation.Atrophy, Inanition7..........7
Exhaustion............
Pericarditis....1......1V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1—Accidents and Negligence.
Embolism..............
Aneurism......1....1
Fatty Heart......2..2
Disease of Heart112106323Fract. & contusions from..............
Order 3—Organs of Respiration.Rail. Street Accident,&c.24........2
Drowning..111....3
Laryngitis..1........1Suffocation1..........1
Laryngisims4..........4Order 2.—Homicide.
Bronchitis16..1821349Infanticide4..........4
Pleurisy......1....1Suicides—Hanging....1......1
Pneumonia9..842..23ManslaughterI1
Asthma....11....2Pistol-shot..............
Pulmon. Congestion..................Drowning....1......1
Other Diseases..............Cutting Arm......1....l
Carried forward1561930686416353TOTAL1862654908325 |464