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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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| 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Poison | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ••• | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Drowning | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 5 |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ••• | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 4.—Execution. | |||||||||||||||
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| VIII.—DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES. | |||||||||||||||
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 27 | 1 | 28 | 15 | ... | 15 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 9 | ... | 9 | 67 | 8 | 75 |
| Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Tumour | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Hæmorrhage | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Sudden Death (Cause not aseertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Causes not Specified or Ill-deffined | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 6 |