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Paddington 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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TABLE III A.

Deaths Registered from all Causes during each quarter of the Year 1876 in each Sub-District.

Note.— The Deaths in Public Institutions, with the exception of those in the Workhouse, are excluded.

Cause of Death.Sub-District.Total 1st Quarter.Sub-District.Total 2nd Quarter.Sub-District.Total 3rd Quarter.Sub-District.Total 4th Quarter.Total Deaths.Total
St Mary.St. John.St. Mary.St. John.St Mary.St. John.St Mary.St. John.St. Mary.St. John.
I.Glasses. Zymotic Diseases9317110752510082291112563127577352
II.Constitutional Diseases692291882711572158760227227986366
III.Local Diseases1686422211970189874613314946195513226739
IV.Developmental Diseases4521663911504318613894716569224
V.Violent Deaths162185813107179312402060
Not specified or ill defined..111..1224......336
Totals3811275083271414682961174132718635712754711746
C1ass. I.Zymotic Diseases. Order 1.—Miasmatic.
1.smallpox..................112112
2.Measles4264731940224......751691
3.Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)819819841241528735
4.Diphtheria5..5..112..21..1819
5.Quinsy......1..1............1..1
6.Croup......213......1..13..4
7.Whooping Couch2763316622123112451560
8.Typhus Fever......1..12..21..14..4
Enteric or Typhoid F..11..444153147714
Simple continued F..................1..11..1
9.Erysipelas..114..491103..316218
10.Puerperal Fever (Metria)1..1..................1..1
11.Carbuncle..............................
12.Influenza..............................
13.Dysentery............1..1............
14.Diarrhœa41531443145722452..1
15.Cholera..............22........1870
16.Ague........11..............22
17.Remittent Fever......2..2..11......211
18.Rheumatism3..3......4262..2913
19.Other Zymotic Diseases..........................211
Order 2.—Enthetic.
1.Syphilis3142..21..13..39110
2.Stricture of Urethra..............................
3.Hydrophobia..............................
4.Glanders..............................
Order 3.—Dietic.
1.Privation..............................
2.Want of Breast Milk..11......4..4......41..
3.Purpura and Scurvy..............................
4.Alcoholisma. Del. Tremens........314............314
b. Intemperance...................1..11..1
Order 4.—Parasitic.
1.Thrush......2..21..11..14..4
2.Worms, &C...............................
II.Constitutional Diseases. Order 1.—Diathetic.
1.Gout1..1112......1..1314
2.Dropsy1123..34..41129211
3.Cancer95141482217..2111516512273
4.Cancrum Oris (Noma)..............................
5.Mortification........11......1..1112
Order 2.—Tubercular.
1.Scrofula2..23..31..1..11617
2.Tabes Meson..113..38..81..112113
3.Phthisis43135648136137104732144616060210
4.Hydrocephalus132151642051631437846
III.Order 1.—Nervous System.
1.Cephalitis............1..12..23..3
2.Apoplexy36942651610212221133
3.Paralysis9312639821013417361248
4.Insanity..............................
5.Chorea..............................
6.Epilepsy......112.......325437
7.Convulsions35810313821011314321345
8.Brain Disease, &c.5165499614146201434
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
1.Pericarditis2..21..11..1......4..4
2.Aneurism3..3......11112426
3.Heart Disease, &c.2283021133411616166227032102
Order 3.—Resniratoru Organs.
1.Laryngitis2132131122..27310
2Bronchitis611980241034142164885614739186
3.Pleurisy..11......1..1......112
4Pneumonia13114201333641014620532477
5.Asthma3..31..13....3......7..7
6.Lung Disease, &c.3..33251..13..310212
Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
1.Gastritis......1..11..1......2..2
2.Enteritis2..2..22112......336
3.Peritonitis1121..1..22123358
4.Ascites............................
5.Ulceration of Intestines2..21..11..11..15..5
6.Hernia..11..11........12134
7.Ileus..............................
8.Intussusception1..1..11......1..1213
9.Stricture of Intestines1..1..23......1..1325
10.Fistula1..1..................1..1
11.Stomach Disease &c...33..............11..44 *
12Pancreas Disease, &c.............................
13.Hepatitis3..33..32352..210313
14.Jaundice213......1..1314628
15.Liver Disease, &c.4154..453821315520
16.Spleen Disease, &c.......1..1............1..1
Order fi.— Urinary Organs.
1.Nephritis213112......2..2527
2.Ischuria123................123
3.Bright's Disease (Nephria)639325178426141428
4.Diabetes..33......325..11369
5.Calculus (Stone)........22..............22
6.Cystitis..............................
7.Kidney Disease, &c.112145..222..24711
Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
1.Ovarian Dropsy1121..11341..1448
2Uterus Disease, &c.......112......112224
Order 7.—Oroans of Locomotion
1.Synovitis (Arthritis)..............................
2Joint Disease, &c...11......2..21..1314
Order 8.—Integumentary System.
1.Phlegmon......123......2..2325
2.Ulcer..............................
3.Skin Disease, &c.1..11..1............2..2
IV.Developmental Diseases. Order 1.—Diseases of Children.
1.Premature Birth53882105..53..321526
2.Cyanosis1..1..................1..1
3.Spina Bifida..............................
4.Other Malformations..............................
5.Teething51671841521318422
Order 2.—Adults.
1.Paramenia..............................
2.Childbirth(see Puerperal Fever)123......2352135611
Order 3.—Old People.
1.Old Age1261813618861421223541973
Order 4.—Nutrition.
1.Atrophy and Debility21930113142483210615662591
v.Violent Deaths. Order 1.—Accident or Negligence
1.Fractures and Contusions3..3..22..11......336
2.WoundsGunshot............................
Cut, Stab..............................
3.Burns and scalds1..1..................1..1
4.Poison........33......1..1134
5.Drowning......2..2415......617
6.Suffocation415......3..341511213
7.Otherwise..................1..11..1
Order 3.—Homicide4..41122462139615
Order 4.—Suicide4162241121128513
Cause* not specified or ill defined..111..1224......336