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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 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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| Cause of Death. | AGES. | TOTAL. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards. | ||
| DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. (Continued.) | ||||||||||||
| 3.—Suicide. | ||||||||||||
| Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4.—Execution. | ||||||||||||
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| VII.—DEATHS FROM ILL.DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES. | ||||||||||||
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 53 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 57 |
| Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 6 |
| Tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Haemorrhage | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Causes not Specified or Ill.defined | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 9 |