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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. | ||||||
| DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE. (Continued.) | |||||||||||||||
| 3.—Suicide. | |||||||||||||||
| Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . . . | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poison | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | i | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Otherwise | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4.—Execution. | |||||||||||||||
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| VIII—DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES. | |||||||||||||||
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 63 | 11 | 74 |
| Mortification | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 6 |
| Tumour | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Abscess | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Hæmorrhage | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Causes not Specified or Ill-defined | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 |
NOTES.
1. Includes Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough,
Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, Want of Breast Milk, and
Premature Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and
Teething.