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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Paddington 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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Cause of Death.AGES.TOTAL.
0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 & upwards.Total under 5 yrs.
Developmental Diseases. (Continued.)
Order 2.—Adults.
1. Paramenia.............................................
2. Childbirth (see Puerperal Fever)............263.....................11
Order 3.—Old People.
1. Old Age........................1122120......54
Order 4.—Nutrition.
1. Atrophy and Debility392...1......11...............4144
V.Violent Deaths.
Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
1. Fractures and Contusions...3132344214......427
2. WoundsGunshot...............2........................2
Cut, Stab........................1...............1
3. Burns and Scalds......3............2211......39
4. Poison...........................1............1
5. Drowning.........1............1...............2
6. Suffocation71.........1.....................89
7. Otherwise.............................................
Order 3.—Homicide.2.........2........................24
Order 4.—Suicide.............2234321.........17
Causes not specified or ill-defined.........2.........21...1.........6