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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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SUMMARY OF TABLE III.
| No. of Deaths. | No. of Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SPECIFIC FEBRILE, OF ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | Brought forward | 1,666 | |
| 1. Miasmatic Diseases | 245 | VI.—LOCAL DISEASES. continued. | |
| 2. Diarrhœal ,, | 38 | ||
| 3. Malarial ,, | . | 6. Diseases of Lymphatic System | 3 |
| 4. Zoogenous „ | . | 7. Diseases of Gland.like Organs of Uncertain Use | 1 |
| 5. Venereal „ | 16 | 8. Diseases of Urinary System | 73 |
| 6. Septic „ | 32 | 9. Diseases of Reproductive System | — |
| II.—PARASITIC DISEASES | 4 | (a.) Diseases of Organs of Generation | 7 |
| (b.) Diseases of Parturition | 4 | ||
| III.—DIETIC DISEASES | 9 | ||
| 10. Diseases of Bones and Joints | 6 | ||
| IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES | 366 | ||
| 11. Diseases of Integumentary System | 3 | ||
| V..DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES | 111 | ||
| VII.—VIOLENCE. | |||
| VI.—LOCAL DISEASES. | |||
| 1. Diseases of Nervous System | 212 | 1. Accident or Negligence | 53 |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense | 3 | 2. Homicide | 2 |
| 3. Diseases of Circulatory System | 151 | 3. Suicide | 17 |
| 4. Diseases of Respiratory System | 381 | 4. Execution | — |
| 5. Diseases of Digestive System | 98 | VIII—ILL.DEFINED & NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES | 81 |
| Carried forward | 1,666 | Total | 1,916 |