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Paddington 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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Table: TABLE IIIA.Deaths Registered from all causes during each quarter of the yea 1879 in each district of the Parish.Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents are excluded.

TABLE IIIA.

Deaths Registered from all causes during each quarter of the yea 1879 in each district of the Parish.

Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents are excluded.

Cause of Death.Sub-DistrictTotal 1st Quarter.Sub-District.Total 2nd Quarter.Sub-DistrictTotal 3rd Quarter.Sub-DistrictTotal 4th Quarter.Total DeathsTOTAL.
St. Mary's.St. John's.St. Mary's.St. John's.St. Mary's.St. John's.St. Mary's.St. John's.St. Mary's.St. John's.
classes.
I. Zymotic Diseases52247673168947136061369723389322
11. Constitutional Diseases8G2210870259556187476239928888376
III. Local Diseases21410231617678251973613316790257654306960
IV. Developmental Diseases5519743815533494342115316954223
V. Violent Deaths64107411851310414311748
Not specified or ill-defined21311314228210
Totals4151725873651385032458232735816452213835561939
Class. I. II.Zymotic Diseases.
Order 1.—Miasmatic.
1. Smallpox1...1...111...1.........2...3
2. Measles.........92116...6751222729
3. Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)115161341731421930481967
4. Diphtheria51612...125...521324226
5. Quinsy
6. Croup6175...53...331417219
7. Whooping Cough15621153184267916412061
8.Typhus Fever
8. Enteric or Typhoid F.257415213...118816
8. Simple continued F..........1...11...11...133
9. Erysipelas1...12...21122...2617
10. Puerperal Fever (Metria)...11............11123145
11. Carbuncle
12. Influenza...11...11.....................22
13. Dysentery.........1...11...1...11213
14. Diarrhoea...273141541951628836
15. Choleraic Diarrhoea.....................22............22
16. Ague.............................................
17. Remittent Fever...11..............................11
18. Rheumatism..................1...1325426
19. Other Zymotic Diseases
Order 2.—Enthetic.
1. Syphilis4...441531432514418
2. Stricture of Urethra
3. Hydrophobia
4. Glanders
Order 3.—Dietic.
1. Privation
2. Want of Breast Milk.........1...1.........224325
3. Purpura and Scurvy...11...11.........1...1123
4 Alcoholism (a) Del. Tremens1...11...1.........1...13...3
(b) Intemperance.........112.........1...1213
Order 4.—Parasitic.
1. Thrush1...11...11...11...14...4
2. Worms, &c.
Constitutional Diseases.
Order 1.—Diathetic.
1. Gout4...42...2..................6...6
2. Dropsy........................13...3314
3. Cancer147211061663910515402161
4. Cancrum Oris (Noma)
6. Mortification.........3...31...11...15...5
Order 2.—Tubercular.
1. Scrofula7...71...13...3.........11...11
2. Tabes Mesenterica4264...41...132512416
3. Phthisis4510...3711483594444115516141202
4. Hydrocephalus12315138211051515520502171
IllLocal Diseases.
Order 1.—Nervous System.
1. Cephalitis.........2...21...1...11314
2. Apoplexy11920133161131410616452166
3. Paralysis10212102129312639851045
4. Insanity
6. Chorea
6. Epilepsy3...3..................21...516
7. Convulsions10212142164158...836541
8. Brain Disease, &c.5510336134639151429
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
1. Pericarditis..................112...11123
2. Aneurism...11...44.........123178
3. Heart Disease, &c.301343241640158231615318552137
Order 3.—Respiratory Organs.
1. Laryngitis53832512322411920
2. Bronchitis79211004811591732052237519658254
3. Pleurisy...11112213.........336
4. Pneumonia20183826103673102514397845123
5. Asthma2...22...2..................4...4
6. Lung Disease, &c.1141523521312315271138
Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
1. Gastritis...11...11.....................22
2. Enteritis.........213.........3...3516
3. Peritonitis415224426.........10515
4. Ascites.........1...1..................1...1
5. Ulceration of Intestines213.........2...2.........415
6. Hernia123...232...2.........448
7. Ileus...........................112112
8. Intussusception...11...111...1.........123
9. Stricture of Intestines
10. Fistula
11. Stomach Disease, &c.1...12...22.........22527
12. Pancreas Disease, &c..............................................
13. Hepatitis2...23...3.........2...27...7
14. Jaundice.........5...5..................5...5
15. Liver Disease, &c.2......1344...436910121
16. Spleen Disease, &c..........1...1..................1...1
Order 5.—Urinary Organs.
1. Nephritis4...42...22...221310111
2. Ischuria...11...........................11
3. Ischuria7310437213448171128
4. Diabetes...11123.........3...3437
5. Calculus (Stone)...........................1...11...1
6. Cystitus...22112..................134
7. Kidney Disease, &c.2461452...2...2251015
Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
1. Ovarian Dropsy..................1122...2314
2. Uterus Disease, &c.123.........3144...48311
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
1. Synovitis (Arthritis)
2. Joint Disease, &c....11..................1...1112
Order 8.—Integumentary System.
1. Phlegmon112112...11.........235
2. Ulcer.....................111...1112
3. Skin Disease, &c.1...1.........1...1.........2...2
IV.Developmental Diseases.
Order 1.—Diseases of Children.
1. Premature Birth731013761771824832
2. Cyanosis1122...2..................314
3. Spina Bifida1...1..................1...1202
4. Other Malformations11.....................21...22
5. Teething639"33"2"i"3"3...314418
Order 2— Adults.
]. Paramenia...........................1...11...1
2. Childbirth (see Puerpl. Fever1...1.........3...3.........4...4
Order 3.—Old People.
1. Old Ago229311010201141411718543084
Order 4.—Nutrition.
1. Atrophy and Debility1721919221123151922167976
V.Violent Deaths.
Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
1. Fractures and Contusions .2131123581127815
2. Wounds Gunshot............11.....................11
2. Wounds Cut, Stab
3. Burns and Scalds112.........1...1112325
4. Poison.........1...11...11...13...3
5. Drowning1121...11...12...2516
6. Suffocation1...1...112...2112426
7. Otherwise.........1...1..................1...1
Order 3.—Homicide1...12...2.........314617
Order 4.—Suicide...11112.........1...1224
Causes not specified or ill-deflne.2131...13142...28210