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.
TABLE III.
| Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total. | Causes of Death. | Ages. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6 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 | 148 | 12 | 50 | 41 | 40 | 5 | 296 | |||||||
| Order 1—Miasmatic. | Order 4—Organs of Digestion. | ||||||||||||||
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Measles | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Malignant Dis. of Stom. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Constipation | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Gastritis and Enteritis.. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 7 |
| Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | Ulceration of Pylorus . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fever | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | Ulceration of Stomach . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Ulceration of Intestines. | .. | .. | .. | .. | I | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas and Pyœmia . | I | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Metria (Puerperal Fever) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cirrosis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Dysentry | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Icterus—Gall Stones | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | |
| Diarrhoea | 56 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 60 | Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cancer of Liver | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Order 2—Enthetio. | Disease of Rectum | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Order 5—Urinari Organs. | |||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||||||||
| Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Order 3—Dietic. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Privation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Kidneys | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Alcoholism:— | Albumenuria | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | Uraemia | . . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Bladder&Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lead Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries. | |||||||
| Order 4—Parasitic. | |||||||||||||||
| Diseases of Ovaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Metritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| II. CONSTITUTIONAL. | Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |||||||
| Cancer of | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Order 1—Diathetic. | Order 7- Organs of | ||||||||||||||
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Disease of Bones&Joints | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cancer & Scirrhus | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 8 | ||||||||
| Purpura Hemorrhagica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 8_Integument. | |||||||
| Order 2— Tubercular | Senile Gangrene | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
| Abscess—Phlegmon | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Scrofula&TubercularDis. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | IV. DEVELOPMENTAL. | |||||||
| Marasmus | 15 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 16 | ||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | Order 1—Of Children. | ||||||||||||||
| Consumpt &Hcemoptysis | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | .. | 41 | ||||||||
| Premature Birth | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | ||||||||
| Hydrocephalus andScrof. Meningitis | 13 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 17 | ||||||||
| Malform. of the Heart | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
| TIT. LOCAL. | Other Malformations | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
| Ord ,1-NervoussY stem | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 2 Of Adults Children | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 7 | ||||||||
| PAralysis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| Order 3—Of Old People. | |||||||||||||||
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | |||||||||
| Convulsions | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | ||||||||
| Etfnsion of Blood on Brain | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | Old Age, natural decay | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Effus.of Serum on Brain. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 4—Diseases of Nutrition. | |||||||
| .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||||
| Order 2—Organs of Circulation. | Atrophy, Inanition | 10 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | |||||||
| Exhaustion | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | ||||||||
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1—Accidents and | |||||||
| Embolism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Aneurism | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| tatty Heart Disease of Heart | .. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 | Fract.& Contusions from | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 |
| Order 3—Organs or Respiration. | Burns and Scalds | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |||||||
| Drowning | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Suffocation—newly-born | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Laryngitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Laryngisimus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 2.—Homicide. | |||||||
| Bronchitis | 11 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | Infanticide | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suicides—Hanging | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | Manslaughter | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Fracture of Neck | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Pulmon. Congest on | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 10 | Drowning | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 8 |
| .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Cutting Throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Carried forward | 148 | 12 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 5 | 296 | TOTAL | 202 | 21 | 77 | 53 | 59 | 16 | 433 |