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Paddington 1872

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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TABLE III.

TABLE III.

Mortality of the Parish of Paddingtonduring (he Quarter ending September 28th, 1872.

Causes of Death.Ages.Total.Causes of Death.Ages.Total.
Under 6 Years.5 and under 2020 and under 4040 and under 6060 and under 8080 and aboveUnder 5 Years.5 and under 2020 and under40 40 and under 6060 and under 8080 and above.
I. ZYMOTIC.Brought forward148125041405296
Order 1—Miasmatic.Order 4—Organs of Digestion.
Small Pox..............
Measles6..........6Malignant Dis. of Stom.1..1......2
Scarlet Fever2..........2Constipation....1......1
Diphtheria1..1......2Gastritis and Enteritis..1..211..7
Croup1..........1Peritonitis1..1......2
Whooping Cough13..........13Ulceration of Pylorus . .............
Fever....12....5Ulceration of Stomach .........1..2
Rheumatism......1....1Ulceration of Intestines.........I..1
Erysipelas and Pyœmia .I..2......4Hernia..............
Metria (Puerperal Fever)..............Cirrosis....1......1
Dysentry..............Icterus—Gall Stones1....11..4
Diarrhoea56....4....60Diseases of Liver....111..3
Cholera..............Cancer of Liver....3......3
Order 2—Enthetio.Disease of Rectum......1..1
Order 5—Urinari Organs.
Syphilis311......5
Hydrophobia..............
Order 3—Dietic.Nephritis..............
Bright's Disease....1......1
Privation1..........1Disease of Kidneys1....3....4
Want of Breast Milk..............Diabetes........1..1
Alcoholism:—Albumenuria..1..21..4
a. Del. Tremens....41....5Uraemia. ...1....1
b. Intemperance..............Dis. of Bladder&Prostate........11
Lead Poisoning..............Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries.
Order 4—Parasitic.
Diseases of Ovaries..............
Thrush..............
Metritis..............
II. CONSTITUTIONAL.Disease of Uterus....111..3
Cancer of....11....2
Order 1—Diathetic.Order 7- Organs of
Gout..............
Dropsy........1..1Disease of Bones&Joints....2......2
Cancer & Scirrhus....134..8
Purpura Hemorrhagica..............Order 8_Integument.
Order 2— TubercularSenile Gangrene1..........1
Abscess—Phlegmon1..........1
Scrofula&TubercularDis.11..11..4IV. DEVELOPMENTAL.
Marasmus15....1....16
Tabes MesentericaOrder 1—Of Children.
Consumpt &Hcemoptysis322082..41
Premature Birth12..........12
Hydrocephalus andScrof. Meningitis1322......17
Malform. of the Heart..1........1
Atelectasis............
TIT. LOCAL.Other Malformations1..........1
Ord ,1-NervoussY stemTeething..............
Tetanus..............Order 2 Of Adults Children..12......3
Apoplexy....124..7
PAralysis......1528
Order 3—Of Old People.
Epilepsy....12..3
Convulsions11....1....12
Etfnsion of Blood on Brain......5....5Old Age, natural decay........7916
Effus.of Serum on Brain...............Order 4—Diseases of Nutrition.
Other Diseases..1..2....3
Order 2—Organs of Circulation.Atrophy, Inanition10..21....13
Exhaustion10..........10
Pericarditis....1......1V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1—Accidents and
Embolism..............
Aneurism1..11....3
tatty Heart Disease of Heart..3267220Fract.& Contusions from223..1..8
Order 3—Organs or Respiration.Burns and Scalds211......4
Drowning111......3
Suffocation—newly-born4..........4
Laryngitis2..........2
Laryngisimus..............Order 2.—Homicide.
Bronchitis11....34119Infanticide4........4
Pleurisy..............Suicides—Hanging....1..1
Pneumonia3..........5Manslaughter..........
Asthma....1......1Fracture of Neck..1....1
Pulmon. Congest on4..213..10Drowning1..232..8
Other Diseases......1....1Cutting Throat..............
Carried forward148126041405296TOTAL2022177535916433