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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. John's. | St. Mary's. | St. John's. | ||||||
| DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. (Continued.) | |||||||||||||||
| 3.—Suicide. | |||||||||||||||
| Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cut, Stab | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Poison | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Drowning | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 6 |
| Hanging | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4.—Execution. | |||||||||||||||
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| VIII.—DEATHS FROM ILL.DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES. | |||||||||||||||
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 13 | ... | 13 | 42 | 15 | 57 |
| Mortification | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Tumour | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Haemorrhage | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Causes not Specified or Ill.defined | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... 2 | 9 |