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Paddington 1884

[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 1884 in each Sub-district of the Parish.
Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-Residents 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'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
50
16
66
38
16
54
87
14
101
46
13
59
221
59
280
II. Constitutional Diseases
59
24
83
69
26
95
55
22
77
90
32
122
273
104
377
III. Local Diseases
182
72
254
159
51
210
118
46
161
193
58
251
652
227
879
IV. Developmental Diseases
39
14
53
28
11
39
35
9
44
41
20
61
143
51
197
V. Violent Deaths
10
6
16
10
5
15
3
5
8
16
7
23
39
23
62
Not specified, or ill-defined
1
1
2
...
1
1
2
2
4
...
...
...
3
4
7
Totals
341
133
174
304
110
414
300
98
398
3S6
130
516
1,331
471
1,802
Class.
I.
Zymotic Diseases.
Order 1.—Miasmatic.
1. Smallpox
2. Measles
7
4
11
8
...
8
6
...
6
3
3
6
24
7
31
3. Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)
8
...
8
4
4
8
3
...
3
1
...
1
16
4
20
4. Diphtheria
5
4
9
3
2
5
2
4
6
3
5
8
13
15
28
5. Quinsy
6. Croup
...
1
1
3
1
4
1
...
1
5
...
5
9
2
11
7. Whooping Cough
19
2
21
8
2
10
10
2
12
5
...
5
42
6
48
8.
Typhus Fever
Enteric or Typhoid F.
1
2
3
3
3
6
2
1
3
3
I
4
9
7
16
Simple continued F
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
9. Erysipelas
...
1
1
2
...
2
2
...
2
2
2
4
6
3
9
10. Puerperal Fever (Metria)
1
...
1
...
1
1
...
...
...
2
1
3
3
2
5
11. Carbuncle
12. Influenza
13. Dysentery
I4. Diarrhoea
3
...
3
...
...
...
49
3
52
9
...
9
61
3
64
15. Choleraic Diarrhoea
...
...
...
1
...
1
3
1
4
...
...
...
4
1
5
16. Ague
17. Remittent Fever
18. Rheumatism
3
...
3
1
3
4
5
2
7
3
...
3
12
5
17
19. Other Zymotic Diseases
Order 2.—Entlietic.
1. Syphilis
1
1
2
2
...
2
3
...
3
4
...
4
10
1
11
2. Stricture of Urethra
3. Hydrophobia
4. Glanders
Order 3.—Dietic.
1. Privation
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
2. Want of Breast Milk
...
1
1
1
...
1
...
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
6
3. Purpura and Scurvy
4. Alcoholism
a Del. Tremens
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
b Intemperance
1
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
...
2
4
...
4
Order 4.—Parasitic.
1. Thrush
l
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
2. Worms, &c
II.
III.
Constitutional Diseases.
Order 1.—Diathetic.
1. Gout
l
...
1
1
1
2
...
...
...
3
...
3
5
1
6
2. Dropsy
...
1
1
2
2
4
...
1
1
2
1
3
4
5
9
3. Cancer
6
12
18
5
6
11
7
2
9
20
9
29
38
29
67
4. Cancrum Oris (Noma)
5. Mortification
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
6
Order 2.—Tubercular.
1. Scrofula
...
1
1
1
...
1
1
1
2
4
1
5
6
3
9
2. Tabes Mesenterica
2
1
3
2
1
3
4
3
7
4
...
4
12
5
17
3. Phthisis
37
7
44
42
12
54
33
12
45
47
17
64
159
48
207
4. Hydrocephalus
13
2
15
15
4
19
10
2
12
8
3
10
46
10
5
Local Diseases.
Order 1.—Nervous System.
1. Cephalitis
...
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
4
5
4
9
2. Apoplexy
12
7
19
14
1
15
10
2
12
13
1
14
49
11
60
3. Paralysis
8
3
11
5
3
8
6
3
9
6
3
9
25
12
37
4. Insanity
5. Chorea
6. Epilepsy
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
...
2
...
1
1
3
1
4
7. Convulsions
7
...
7
6
3
9
6
1
7
11
3
14
30
7
37
8. Brain Disease, &c.
5
1
6
4
2
6
2
...
2
3
...
3
14
3
17
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
1. Pericarditis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
2
1
1
2
2. Aneurism
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
1
1
3. Heart Disease, &c.
31
8
39
33
8
41
17
14
31
29
9
38
110
39
149
Order 3.—Respiratory Organs.
1. Laryngitis
3
...
3
4
...
4
...
...
...
2
...
2
9
...
9
2. Bronchitis
47
18
65
45
9
54
19
6
25
48
8
56
159
41
200
3. Pleurisy
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
...
2
1
...
1
6
2
8
4. Pneumonia
26
15
41
16
9
25
8
6
14
32
6
38
82
36
118
6. Asthma
2
...
2
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
3
6. Lung Disease, &c.
7
1
8
7
3
10
4
...
4
2
1
3
20
5
25
Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
1. Gastritis
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
2. Enteritis
3
...
3
1
...
1
8
...
8
1
...
1
13
...
13
3. Peritonitis
5
2
7
2
1
3
4
1
5
...
...
...
11
4
15
4. Ascites
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
5. Ulceration of Intestines
1
2
3
...
1
1
2
...
2
...
1
1
3
4
7
6. Hernia
...
3
3
...
2
2
1
...
1
1
2
3
2
7
9
7. Ileus
1
2
3
...
I
1
2
1
3
2
4
6
5
8
13
8. Intussusception
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
9. Stricture of Intestines
1
...
1
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
3
10. Fistula
11. Stomach Disease, &c.
1
...
1
2
1
3
...
1
1
2
...
2
5
2
7
12. Pancreas Disease, &c.
13. Hepatitis
...
1
1
1
...
1
1
...
1
6
...
6
8
1
9
14. Jaundice
1
...
1
1
2
3
4
1
5
3
1
4
9
4
13
15. Liver Disease, &c.
3
2
5
3
...
3
11
...
11
7
4
11
24
6
30
16. Spleen Disease, &c.
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
...
2
Order 6.—Urinary Organs.
1. Nephritis
3
1
4
...
...
...
1
1
2
4
...
4
8
2
10
2. Ischuria
3. Bright's Disease (Nephria)
4
3
7
2
...
2
...
3
3
9
4
13
15
10
25
4. Diabetes
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
2
3
...
1
1
1
4
5
5. Calculus (Stone)
1
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
2
1
3
6. Cystitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
2
...
2
7. Kidney Disease, &c.
1
...
1
3
1
4
2
1
3
...
3
3
6
5
11
Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
1. Ovarian Dropsy
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
1
1
2. Uterus Disease, &c.
3
1
4
...
...
...
1
...
1
2
...
2
6
1
7
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
1. Synovitis (Arthritis)
2. Joint Disease, &c.
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
2
2
...
...
...
1
2
3
Order 8.—Integumentary System.
1. Phlegmon
2
...
2
1
1
2
1
...
1
2
1
3
6
2
8
2. Ulcer
3. Skin Disease, &c.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
IV.
Developmental Diseases.
Order 1.—Diseases of Children.
1. Premature Birth
9
2
11
9
1
10
9
...
9
9
3
12
36
6
42
2. Cyanosis
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
2
4
...
4
3. Spina Bifida
4. Other Malformations
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
1
2
5. Teething
2
...
2
3
...
3
1
...
1
4
...
4
10
...
10
Order 2-Adults.
1. Paramenia
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
1
1
2. Childbirth (see Puerpl. Fever)
...
1
1
2
...
2
...
...
...
2
...
2
4
1
5
Order 3.—Old People.
1. Old Age
11
3
14
7
5
12
5
2
7
6
4
10
29
14
43
Order 4.—Nutrition.
1. Atrophy and Debility
14
8
22
7
5
12
20
7
27
18
11
29
59
31
90
V.
Violent Deaths.
Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
1. Fractures aud Contusions
2
1
3
2
2
4
1
4
5
6
4
10
11
11
22
2. Wounds
Gunshot
Cut, Stub
3. Bums and Scalds
...
...
...
...
2
2
...
...
...
1
1
2
1
3
4
4. Poison
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
2
3
5. Drowning
1
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
3
...
3
6. Suffocation
1
2
3
2
...
2
2
...
2
6
1
7
11
3
14
7. Otherwise
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Order 3. —Homicide
...
1
1
2
1
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
4
Order 4. —Suicide
5
...
5
3
...
3
...
1
1
2
...
2
10
1
11
Causes not specified,or ill-defined
1
1
2
...
1
1
2
2
4
...
...
...
3
4
7
16 B