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 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 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. Order 1—Miasmatic. | Brought forward | 156 | 19 | 30 | 68 | 64 | 16 | 353 | |||||||
| Order 4—Organs of Digestion. | |||||||||||||||
| Small Pox | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Measles | 36 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38 | Malignant Dis. of Stom. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scarlatina | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | Constipation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Gastritis and Enteritis | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | i | .. | 6 |
| Croup | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | Ulceration of Pylorus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fever | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | Ulceration of Stomach. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ulceration of Intestines. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Erysipelas and Pyœmia | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Metria (Puerperal Fever) | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Cirrosis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Dysentry | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Icterus—Gall Stones | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | 5 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | i | 11 |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cancer of Liver | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Order 2—Enthetic. | Disease of Rectum | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||
| Syphilis | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Order 5—Urinary Organs. | |||||||
| Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Order 3—Dietic. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 8 | ||||||||
| Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Kidneys | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Alcoholism:— | Albumenuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| a. Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Uraemia | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| b. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Bladder & Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lead poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries. | |||||||
| Order 4—Parasitic. | |||||||||||||||
| Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diseases of Ovaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| II. CONSTITUTIONAL. | Metritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Order 1-DIATHETIC | Cancer of „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| Gout | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Order 7-Organs of Locomotion. | |||||||
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Cancer &, Scirrhus | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | Disease of Bones & joints | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Purpura Hæmorrhagica. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Order 8—Integument. | |||||||
| Order2 -Tubercular. | Senile Gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Abscess—Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Scrofula&TubercularDis. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | IV. DEVELOPMENTAL. | |||||||
| Marasmus | 13 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | ||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | |||||||||||||||
| Consumpt & Hœmoptysis | 1 | 6 | 95 | 12 | .. | 48 | Order 1—Of Children. | ||||||||
| 11 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | Premature Birth | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Malform. of the Heart | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| III. LOCAL. | Atelectasis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
| Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Ord .1—Nervous System | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |||||||
| Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 2—Of Adults. | |||||||
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||
| Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Children | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | Order 3—Of Old People. | |||||||
| Convulsions | 14 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 16 | ||||||||
| Effusion of Blood on Brain | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 2 | Old Age, natural decay . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Effus. of Serum on Brain. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Other Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | Nutrition. | |||||||
| Order 2—Organs of Circulation. | Atrophy, Inanition | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |||||||
| Exhaustion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1—Accidents and Negligence. | |||||||
| Embolism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Fatty Heart | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |||||||||
| Disease of Heart | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | Fract. & contusions from | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order 3—Organs of Respiration. | Rail. Street Accident,&c. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||
| Drowning | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Laryngisims | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Order 2.—Homicide. | |||||||
| Bronchitis | 16 | .. | 1 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 49 | Infanticide | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Suicides—Hanging | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | .. | 8 | 4 | 2 | .. | 23 | Manslaughter | I | 1 | |||||
| Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Pistol-shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pulmon. Congestion.... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cutting Arm | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l |
| Carried forward | 156 | 19 | 30 | 68 | 64 | 16 | 353 | TOTAL | 186 | 26 | 54 | 90 | 83 | 25 | | 464 |