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 March 29th, 1873.
| 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. | ||||
| 1. ZYMOTIC Order 1—Miasmatic. | Brought forward | 153 | 23 | 55 | 68 | 70 | 20 | 391 | |||||||
| Order 4—Organs of Digestion. | |||||||||||||||
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Measles | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Malignant Dis. of Stom. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 |
| Scarlatina | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Gastipation | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 27 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Croup | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Ulceration of Pylorus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Acute Rheumatism | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Ulceration of Stomach | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fever, Typhoid, &c. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | Cirrosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 |
| Erysipelas and Pyœmia . | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | Icterus-Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Metria (Puerperal Fever) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | 9 |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | Cancer of Liver | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | . . | 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 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 7 | ||||||||
| Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | ||
| Want of Breast Milk | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Albumenuria | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Alcoholism:— | Other Disease of Kidneys | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
| a. Del. Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Disease of Kidneys | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| b. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Bladder | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Lead Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries. | |||||||
| Order 4—parasitic. | |||||||||||||||
| Disease of Ovaries | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Metritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| II. CONSTITUTIONAL. Order 1—Diathetic. | Disease of Uterus | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||
| Cancer of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Order 7- Organs of Locomotion. | |||||||||||||||
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Cancer &. Scirrhus | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 9 | Disease of Bones&Joints | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | Order 8—Integument. | ||||||||
| Purpura Hæmorrhagica. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Order 2—Tubercular | Phlegmon Absces | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
| Ulcers, Gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Scrofula&TubercularDis. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | IV. DEVELOPMENTAL | |||||||
| Marasmus | 19 | 8 | 19 | 11 | .. | .. | 57 | ||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | Order 1—Or Children. | ||||||||||||||
| Consumpt. &Hœmoptysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Premature Birth | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
| Hydrocephalus and | 13 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | Malform. of the Heart | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Scrof. Meningitis | Atelectasis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |||||||
| III. LOCAL. Ord.1-Nervous system | Other Malformations | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |||||||
| Teething | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Tetanus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 2—Of Adults. | |||||||
| Tetanus. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | 10 | ||||||||
| Paralysis | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | Order 3—Of Old People. | |||||||
| Convulsions | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | ||||||||
| Effusion of Blood on Brain | .. | .. | .. | .. | i | .. | 1 | Old Age, natural decay . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Effu. of Serum on Brain | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | Order 4—Diseases of Nutrition. | |||||||
| Other Diseases of Brain. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | 10 | ||||||||
| Order 2—Organs of Circulation. | Atrophy | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |||||||
| Exhaustion | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1—Accidents and Negligence. | |||||||
| Embolism | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |||||||||
| Aneurism | . . | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. - | 2 | ||||||||
| Fatty Heart | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
| Fract.& Contusions from Rail. Street Accident,&c. | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 10 | ||||||||
| Other Disease of Heart. | .. | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||
| Order 3—Organs of Respiration. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | |||||||
| Drowning | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Suffocation | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Laryngisimus | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Bronchitis | 81 | 2 | l | 13 | 28 | 8 | 83 | Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 2.—Homicide. | |||||||
| Pleurisy | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 27 | Infanticide | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | .. | 10 | Suicides | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pulmon. Congestion____ | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Drowning | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Lungs. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | Poison—Oxalic Acid | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Carried forward | 153 | 23 | 55 | 68 | 70 | 20 | 391 | TOTAL | 198 | 32 | 73 | 102 | 110 | 37 | 551 |