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 IIIA.
Deaths Registered from all causes during each quarter of the year 1882 in each Sub-district of the Parish.
Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents are xcluded.
Cause of Death.
Sub-district
Total
1st Quarter.
Sub-district.
Total
2nd Quarter.
Sub-district
Totla
3rd Quarter.
Sub-diatrict
Total
4th Quarter.
Total Deaths
TOTAL.
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 Diseases
93
24
177
61
19
80
53
11
64
50
12
62
257
66
323
II.
Constitutional Diseases
61
27
88
72
15
87
52
17
69
53
24
77
238
83
321
III.
Local Diseases
199
28
287
141
61
202
102
51
153
157
68
225
599
268
867
IV.
Developmental Diseases
47
10
57
24
15
39
32
6
38
40
13
53
143
44
187
V
Violent Deaths
9
7
16
8
6
14
5
4
9
4
7
11
26
24
50
Not specified or ill-defined
3
3
6
2
...
2
2
2
4
5
1
6
12
6
18
Totals
412
159
571
308
116
424
246
91
337
309
125
434
1,275
491
1,766
Class. Zymotic Diseases.
I.
Order 1.—Miasmatic.
1. Smallpox
2. Measles
35
6
41
14
1
15
8
...
8
6
1
7
63
8
71
3. Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)
10
1
11
3
1
4
3
...
3
4
...
4
20
2
22
4. Diphtheria
2
...
2
2
3
5
2
2
4
33
1
4
9
6
15
5. Quinsy
...
3
3
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
3
4
6. Croup
2
2
4
1
3
4
...
1
1
4
1
5
7
7
14
7. Whooping Cough
25
4
29
26
6
32
6
...
6
5
...
5
62
10
72
8.
Typhus Fever
Enteric or Typhoid F.
6
...
6
...
...
...
3
...
3
6
3
9
15
3
18
Simple rontinued F.
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
2
...
2
9. Erysipelas
2
...
2
3
2
5
1
...
1
2
1
3
8
3
11
10. Puerperal Fever (Metria)
1
2
3
...
...
...
1
...
1
3
1
4
5
3
8
11. Carbuncle
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
12. Influenza
13. Dysentery
14. Diarrhœa.
4
2
6
4
3
7
18
5
23
4
1
5
30
11
41
15. Choleraic Diarrhoea
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
...
1
1
2
3
16. Ague
17. Remittent Fever
18. Rheumatism
3
...
3
1
...
1
1
...
1
1
...
1
6
...
6
19. Other Zymotic Diseases
Order 2.—Enthetic.
1. Syphilis
2
2
4
3
...
3
4
...
4
8
2
10
17
4
21
2. Stricture of Urethra
3. Hydrophobia
4. Glanders
Order 3.—Dietic,
1. Privation
2. Want of Breast Milk
...
1
1
1
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
1
3
3. Purpura and Scurvy
4. Alcoholism
a Del. Tremens
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
b Intemperance
...
...
...
2
...
2
2
1
3
2
1
3
6
2
8
Order 4.—Parasitic.
1. Thrush
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
...
...
...
2
...
2
2. Worms, &c
II
Constitutional Diseases.
Order 1.—Diathetic.
1. Gout
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
...
1
...
2
2
4
4
8
2.Dropsy
2
1
3
4
...
4
2
...
2
3
...
3
11
1
12
3. Cancer
10
11
21
10
3
13
8
7
15
11
6
17
39
27
66
4. Cancrum Oris (Noma)
5. Mortification
1
...
1
1
...
1
1
...
1
...
1
1
3
1
4
Order 2.—Tubercular.
1. Scrofula
5
...
5
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
6
1
7
2. Tabes Mesenterica
1
...
1
2
...
2
7
"i
8
2
...
2
12
1
13
3. Phthisis
30
10
40
40
9
49
23
8
31
27
12
39
120
39
159
4. Hydrocephalus
11
4
15
12
2
14
10
1
11
10
2
12
43
9
52
III
Local Diseases.
Order 1.—Nervous System.
1. Cephalitis
...
...
...
1
2
3
3
1
4
...
...
...
4
3
7
2. Apoplexy
23
9
32
7
5
12
13
4
17
4
5
9
47
23
70
3. Paralysis
9
1
10
6
3
9
3
5
8
6
2
8
24
11
35
4. Insanity
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
6. Chorea
6. Epilepsy
1
1
2
4
1
5
1
...
1
1
...
1
7
2
9
7. Convulsions
6
1
7
13
6
19
7
1
8
5
5
10
31
13
44
8. Brain Disease, &c
6
...
6
7
1
8
2
4
6
4
2
6
19
7
26
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
1. Pericarditis
1
...
1
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
1
3
2. Aneurism
...
1
1
...
1
1
...
1
1
1
...
1
1
3
4
3. Heart Disease, &c
19
16
35
17
9
26
16
8
24
33
12
45
85
45
130
Order 3.—Respiratory Organs.
1. Laryngitis
9
1
10
3
...
3
1
...
1
4
1
5
17
2
19
2. Bronchitis
55
23
78
28
7
35
21
7
28
49
20
69
153
57
210
3. Pleurisy
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
2
1
3
4. Pneumonia
30
15
45
14
5
19
8
2
10
20
8
28
72
30
102
5. Asthma
4
...
4
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
5
1
6
6. Lung Disease, &c
6
2
8
1
2
3
2
1
3
4
2
6
13
7
20
Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
1. Gastritis
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
2
...
2
2. Enteritis
5
...
5
4
3
7
3
1
4
1
...
2
13
5
18
3. Peritonitis
2
1
3
1
...
1
1
3
4
1
...
1
5
4
9
4. Ascites
5. Ulceration of Intestines
...
1
1
1
...
1
2
...
2
...
...
...
3
1
4
6. Hernia
...
2
2
1
2
1
...
1
...
1
1
2
5
7
7. Ileus
...
1
1
3
1
4
...
2
2
2
...
2
5
4
9
8. Intussusception
2
...
2
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
...
2
5
...
5
9. Stricture of Intestines
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
10. Fistula
11. Stomach Disease, &c
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
...
...
3
...
3
6
...
6
12. Pancreas Disease, &c
13. Hepatitis
3
...
3
4
...
4
...
...
...
1
...
1
8
...
8
14. Jaundice
1
1
2
2
...
2
1
...
1
2
...
2
6
1
7
15. Liver Disease, &c
1
4
5
8
3
11
5
3
8
3
3
14
13
27
16. Spleen Disease, &c
Order 5.—Urinary Organs.
1. Nephritis
2. Ischuria
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
3. Bright's Disease (Nephria)
5
3
8
6
5
11
1
2
3
3
1
4
15
11
26
4. Diabetes
1
1
2
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
4
5. Calculus (Stone)
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
1
2
6.Cystitis
1
1
2
3
...
3
...
...
...
1
...
1
5
1
6
7. Kidney Disease, &c
1
1
2
1
1
2
6
3
9
3
2
5
11
7
18
Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
1. Ovarian Dropsy
2
1
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
1
3
2. Uterus Disease, &c.
2
...
2
1
...
1
...
...
...
3
...
3
6
...
6
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
1. Synovitis (Arthritis)
2. Joint Disease, &c
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
...
2
Order 8.—Integumentary System.
1. Phlegmon
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
2
2
...
2
2
1
4
5
2. Ulcer
8. Skin Disease, &c
1
1
...
1
1
1
1
2
17
Developmental Diseases.
Order 1.—Diseases of Children.
1. Premature Birth
7
...
7
3
3
6
9
2
11
14
4
18
33
9
42
2. Cyanosis
1
...
1
1
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
3
...
3
3. Spina Bifida
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
2
...
2
4. Other Malformations
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
2
1
3
6. Teething
4
...
4
4
1
5
2
1
3
2
...
2
12
2
14
Order 2.—Adults.
]. Paramenia
2. Childbirth (see Puerpl. Fever)
1
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
...
2
4
...
4
Order 3.—Old People.
1. Old Age
8
4
12
3
6
9
8
8
10
9
19
29
19
48
Order 4.—Nutrition.
1. Atrophy and Debility
25
5
30
11
5
16
12
3
15
10
...
10
58
13
71
V.
Violent Deaths.
Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
1. Fractures and Contusions
1
3
4
1
4
5
1
1
2
2
4
6
5
12
17
2. Wounds
Gunshot
Cut, Stab
3. Burns and Scalds
...
1
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
2
3
4. Poison
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
6. Drowning
1
...
1
1
1
2
...
1
1
1
...
1
3
2
5
6. Suffocation
3
...
8
2
...
2
2
...
2
1
1
2
8
1
9
7. Otherwise
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
...
2
Order 3. —Homicide
...
...
...
2
...
2
...
1
1
...
...
...
2
1
3
Order 4. —Suicide
3
2
5
1
1
2
1
1
2
...
1
1
5
5
10
Causes not specified or ill-defined
3
3
6
2
...
2
2
2
4
5
1
6
12
6
18