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 28th, 1874.
| 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 under40 | 40 and under 60 | 60 and 'under 80 | 80 and above. | ||||
| 1. ZYMOTIC Order 1—Miasmatic. | Brought forward Order 4—Organs of Digestion. | 134 | 23 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 13 | 342 | |||||||
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Malignant Dis. of Stom. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 0 |
| Measles | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 19 | Constipation | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Scarletina | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria, Tonsilitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Peritonitis | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | Ulceration of Pylorus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Stomach | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Acute Rheumatism Fever, Septicamia | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Disease of Intestines | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 9 |
| Hernia | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 | ||||||||
| Erysipelas and Pyœmia. | 1 | .. | 1 | l | .. | .. | 3 | Cirrosis | .. | .. | l | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Metria (Puerperal Fever) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Icterus—Gall Stone | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Dysentery | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | Cancer of Rectum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhœa | Disease of Liver | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 6 | |||||||
| Cholera | Cancer of Liver | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |||||||
| Order 2—Enthetic. | Order 5—Urinary Organs. | ||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | ||||||||
| Order 3—Dietic. | Blight's Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |||||||
| Disease of Kidneys | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | ||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hæmorrage | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Alcoholism:— | Albumenuria | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | |||||||
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Prostate, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uræmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Lead Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 6—Uterus and Ovaries. | |||||||
| Order 4—Parasitic. | |||||||||||||||
| Disease of Ovaries | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| .CONSTITUTIONAL. | „Tumour | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | |||||||
| Cancer of Uterus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Order 1 - Diathetic | Order 7- Organs of Locomotion. | ||||||||||||||
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Disease of Bones | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Cancer | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Order 8—Integument. | |||||||
| Order 2 Tubercular | Phlegmon | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
| Ulcers, Gangrene | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Scrofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | IV. DEVELOPMENTAL. Order 1—Of Children. | |||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 18 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | ||||||||
| Consumption | 3 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 3 | .. | 56 | ||||||||
| Hydrocephalus and | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | ||||||||
| Scrof. Meningitis | Premature Birth | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |||||||
| III. LOCAL. Ord .1—Nervous System | Malform of the Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| Other Malformations | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Teething | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | l | 10 | Atelectasis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Paralysis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Order 2—Of Adults. | |||||||
| Epilepsy | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Convulsions | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | ||||||||
| Effus of Serum & Blood on Brain | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | Order 3—Of Old People. | |||||||
| Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Old Age, natural decay . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 7 | Order 4—Diseases of N utrition. | ||||||||
| Order 2-Organs of Circulation | |||||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Atrophy, Debility | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Exhaustion, Anœmia | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 12 | ||||||||
| Embolism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| V. VIOLENT DEATHS. Order 1—Accidents and Negligence. | |||||||||||||||
| Aneurism, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Fatty Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Disease of Heart | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||
| Spasm of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||
| Order 3—Organs of Respiration. | Fract.& Contusions from Rail. Street Accident, &c. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 7 | |||||||
| Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Laryngitis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||||||||
| Drowning—accident | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Laryngisimus | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Suffocation do | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||||
| Bronchitis | 14 | .. | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 44 | ||||||||
| Poison do | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
| Pleurisy , &c. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | 8 | .. | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | Order 2.—Homicide. | |||||||
| Asthma | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | Infanticide | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Influenza | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suicide, Hang., CutThroat | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Pulmorary Congestion | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Poisoning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pistol-shot | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Carried forward | 134 | 23 | 60 | 5 | 55 | 13 | 342 | TOTALS | 161 | 38 | 71 | 87 | 84 | 21 | 462 |
Nuisances and Complaints investigated during the Quarter
ending June 28th, 1874.
The register of 154 cases, admits of the following classification:—
Defects of drainage and untrapped gulleys.
48
„ „ water supply
2
Dirty state of premises, water closets, urinals,
stagnant water, percolations, &c.
28
Offensive trades, marine stores, frying of fish,
ballast burning, bad meat, and fruit
3
Overcrowding and bad ventilation
5
Smoke nuisances
1
Animals being dirtily kept, and noises from.
5
Smells from the Canal Basin
-
Accumulation and deposit of manure, garbage,
refuse, dust, dung, &c.
20
Smells, offensive
15
Defective scavenging and watering of
Roadways
4
Dangerous Structures and Places unfit
2
Miscellaneous, and complaints of Epidemic
diseases, &c.
21
Total
154