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Paddington 1886

[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 Year 1886 in each Sub-district of the Parish.Note.—The Deaths in Publio Institutions of non-Residents are excluded.

TABLE IIIa.

Deaths Registered from all Causes during each Quarter of the Year 1886 in each Sub-district of the Parish.

Note.—The Deaths in Publio Institutions of non-Residents are excluded.

Cause of DeathSub-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 Diseases5211634316591071512271168727358331.
II. Constitutional Diseases47297656237981119253217423784321
III. Local Diseases284105389143551981343817219248240753246999
IV. Developmental Diseases458533784547S553564116430194
V. Violent Deaths1111289861412517392160
Not specified or ill-defined...111231...1.........235
Totals43915559428811340137878456363964591,4684421,910
Class. I.Zymotic Diseases.
Crder 1.—Miasmatic.
1. Smallpox
2. Measlesl6...16527911026733561066
3. Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)1...11...1.........9...911...11
4. Diphtheria4264262241021220828
5. Quinsy
6. Croup2134154...43...313215
7. Whooping Cough1541916218151162...248755
8.Typhus Fever
Enteric or Typhoid F.4152132...232511415
Simple continued F..........1...1..................1...1
9. Erysipelas1...13142...21...1718
10. Puerperal Fever (Metria)1...11122132...2628
11. Carbuncle
12. Influenza
13. Dysentery
14. Diarrhœa314123675729413801292
15. Choleraic Diarrhœa.....................11...11...22
16. Ague
17. Remittent Fever
18. Rheumatism2...21...12...21...16...6
19. Other Zymotic Diseases
Order 2.—Enthetic.
1. Syphilis2132...21122...2729
2. Stricture of Urethra
3. Hydrophobia
4. Glanders1...1...........................1...1
Order 3.—Dietic.
1. Privation
2. Want of Breast Milk.....................112...2213
3. Purpura and Scurvy...11..............................11
4. Alcoholisma. Del. Tremens............22.....................22
b. Intemperance.........224.........1...1325
Order 4.—Parasitic.
1. Thrush..................123.........123
2. Worms, &c.
II.Constitutional Diseases.
Order 1 .—Diathetic.
1. Gout112.........1...11...1314
2. Dropsy..................1...1...11112
3. Cancer1610261772427330159247529104
4. Cancrum Oris (Noma)
5. Mortification.........123............11134
Order 2.—Tubercular.
1. Scrofula.........1...11121...1314
2. Tabes Mesenterica2...22136282...212315
3. Phthisis271845231336355402793611245157
4. Hydrocephalus1...112...1210...1071830131
HI,Local Diseases.
Order 1.—Nervous System.
1. Cephalitis1...1...332132...2549
2. Apoplexy1852364101051515318491766
3. Paralysis122145...514...1481939342
4. Insanity1...1.........1...1...11213
5. Chorea
6. Epilepsy3...3.........1...1.........4...4
7. Convulsions1842281952710...1041748
8. Brain Disease, etc.9211831172962830939
Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
1. Pericarditis3...32131...1.........617
2. Aneurism213123.........1...1437
3. Heart Disease, etc.3518532711382072731114211347160
Order 3.—Respiratory Organs.
1. Laryngitis325..................4...4729
2. Bronchitis9235127295341431750106018553238
3. Pleurisy2...2..................2...24...4
4. Pneumonia41145521829166223574211335148
5. Asthma.....................11............11
6. Lung Disease, etc.5493363...3...1111819
Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
1. Gastritis112...112...21...1426
2. Enteritis1...13143251...18311
3. Peritonitis213...222133147512
4. Ascites1...11...1..................2...2
5. Ulceration of Intestines134.........112...22268
6. Hernia1123...3...113...3729
7. Ileus3...34...4123.........8210
8. Intussusception2...2...111...1.........314
9. Stricture of Intestines.........1...1.........1...12...2
10. Fistula
11. Stomach Disease, etc............................1...11...1
12. Pancreas Disease, etc.
13. Hepatitis...........................2...22...2
14. Jaundice1...1.........4...4.........5...5
15. Liver Disease, etc.73103259211145201131
16. Spleen Disease, etc.
Order 5.—Urinary Organs.
1. Nephritis...33.........2...2314549
2. Ischuria............11.........112123
3. Bright's Disease (Nephria)7411931227415251035
4. Diabetes2131121...1213639
5. Calculus (Stone)2...2...111...1.........314
6. Cystitis213.........1...1.........314
7. Kidney Disease, etc.3...31...12...2...11617
Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
1. Ovarian Dropsy.........3...3..................3...3
2. Uterus Disease, etc.1...11...11...11...14...4
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
1. Synovitis (Arthritis)
2. Joint Disease, etc.2...2213.........2...2617
Order 8.—Integumentary System.
1. Phlegmon...............-...3...32...25...5
2, Ulcer.........1...1..................1...1
3. Skin Disease, etc...................1...1.........1...1
IV.Developmental Diseases.
Order 1.—Diseases of Children.
1. Premature Birth5276399...91421634741
2. Cyanosis3...3..................1...14...4
3. Spina Bifida
4. Other Malformations
5. Teething3255...57...72...217219
Order 2.—Adults.
1. Paramenia
2. Childbirth (see Puerperal Fever4152...21...11...1819
Order 3.— Old People.
1. Old Age122141031311617426371350
Order 4.—Nutrition.
1. Atrophy and Debility1811914216192211321564771
V.Violent Deaths.
Order 1.-Accident or Negligence.
1. Fractures and Contusions3...3369325134101121
2 WoundsGunshot..................1...1.........1...1
Cut, Stab
3. Burns and Scalds..................1231...1224
4. Poison1...1...11..................112
5. Drowning1...12...2..................3...3
6. Suffocation2...22241...13...38210
7. Otherwise1...1...........................1...1
Order 3 —Homicide2...2.........2...2112516
Order 4—suicide1121...1...226178412
Causes not specified or ill-defined...111231...1.........235