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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 | 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. ohn's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | ||||||
| IV..CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
| Rheumatism | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Gout | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 7 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 65 | 36 | 101 |
| Tabes Mesenteriæ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 13 | ||||
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 8 | ... | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 27 | ||
| Phthisis | 44 | 12 | 56 | 34 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 8 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 145 | 34 | 179 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 18 | |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | |||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 11 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 45 | |
| Atelelectasis | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| Old Age | 13 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 20 | 53 |
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 19 | |||
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 24 | 12 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 87 | 26 | 113 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Epilepsy | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |||||
| Convulsions | 14 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 45 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 9 | 2 2 | 11 1 | ||