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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 March 29th, 1873.

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.
1. ZYMOTIC Order 1—Miasmatic.Brought forward1532355687020391
Order 4—Organs of Digestion.
Small Pox..............
Measles4..........4Malignant Dis. of Stom.......13..4
Scarlatina21........3Gastipation..11..1..3
Whooping Cough271........28Gastritis..............
Diphtheria21........3Peritonitis........1..1
Croup2..........2Ulceration of Pylorus..............
Acute Rheumatism212......4Ulceration of Stomach........1..3
Diarrhœa2....1..14Ulceration of Intestines........1..1
Cholera..............Hernia..............
Fever, Typhoid, &c...3..1....4Cirrosis........2..5
Erysipelas and Pyœmia .2....2....4Icterus-Jaundice..............
Metria (Puerperal Fever)..............Diseases of Liver......26..9
Rheumatic Fever..121....4Cancer of Liver......23. .5
Order 2—Enthetic.Disease of Rectum......2....2
Order 5—Urinarst Organs.
Syphilis....1......1
Hydrophobia..............
Order 3—Dietic.Nephritis......1....1
Bright's Disease..1..42..7
Privation..............Diabetes..22..4
Want of Breast Milk2..........2Albumenuria....121..4
Alcoholism:—Other Disease of Kidneys....1......1
a. Del. Tremens..............Other Disease of Kidneys......2..13
b. Intemperance..............Dis. of Bladder..2....215
Lead Poisoning..............Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries.
Order 4—parasitic.
Disease of Ovaries....l1....2
Thrush..............Metritis..............
II. CONSTITUTIONAL. Order 1—Diathetic.Disease of Uterus....11....2
Cancer of Uterus......31..4
Order 7- Organs of Locomotion.
Gout........2..2
Cancer &. Scirrhus......9....9Disease of Bones&Joints1..31....5
Dropsy....11..3Order 8—Integument.
Purpura Hæmorrhagica.........2..2
Order 2—TubercularPhlegmon Absces....1......1
Ulcers, Gangrene........1..1
Scrofula&TubercularDis.311......5IV. DEVELOPMENTAL
Marasmus1981911....57
Tabes MesentericaOrder 1—Or Children.
Consumpt. &Hœmoptysis..............Premature Birth16..........16
Hydrocephalus and13..2......15Malform. of the Heart2..........2
Scrof. MeningitisAtelectasis2..........2
III. LOCAL. Ord.1-Nervous systemOther Malformations3..........3
Teething44
Tetanus...............Order 2—Of Adults.
Tetanus.....334..10
Paralysis1..116312Childbirth......1....1
Epilepsy1..1..1..2Order 3—Of Old People.
Convulsions23..........23
Effusion of Blood on Brain........i..1Old Age, natural decay .........81422
Effu. of Serum on Brain3....12..6Order 4—Diseases of Nutrition.
Other Diseases of Brain.1..342..10
Order 2—Organs of Circulation.Atrophy7..........7
Exhaustion2..........2
Pericarditis............2V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1—Accidents and Negligence.
Embolism11..1..3
Aneurism. ...11.... -2
Fatty Heart....31..49
Fract.& Contusions from Rail. Street Accident,&c...2431..10
Other Disease of Heart...2677123
Order 3—Organs of Respiration.Burns and Scalds12..11..5
Drowning..11......2
Suffocation3..........3
Laryngitis....1......1Shooting..............
Laryngisimus3..........3
Bronchitis812l1328883Poisoning..............
Pleurisy..............Order 2.—Homicide.
Pleurisy111454227Infanticide4..........4
Asthma....136..10Suicides......1....1
Pulmon. Congestion____2..11116Drowning....21....3
Other Diseases of Lungs.......11..2Poison—Oxalic Acid..............
Carried forward1532355687020391TOTAL198327310211037551