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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 1890
[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. | ||||||
| IV—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Rheumatism | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Gout | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Rickets | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 19 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 26 | 93 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 12 | 57 |
| Phthisis | 38 | 13 | 51 | 36 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 4 | 42 | 39 | 6 | 45 | 151 | 32 | 183 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| V.-DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 13 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 14 | 59 |
| Atelectasis | 3 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Old Age | 19 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 69 | 14 | 83 |
| VI.—LOCAL DISEASES. | |||||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 22 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 64 | 29 | 93 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Convulsions | 10 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 7 | ... | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 43 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... |