London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1900

Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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Table E.—Continued.

Causes of Death.1st Quarter.Total.2nd Quarter.Total.3rd Quarter.Total.4th Quarter.Total.Total for Year.
Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5
III.Dietic Diseases....881..34....55....8825
Starvation, Want of Breast Milk........1....1................1
Scurvy..................................
Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem.....88....33....55....8824
IV. Constitutional Diseases1410275299202722427124922325623212492931119
Reheumatic Fever, & Rheum of Heart....77....33....11....5516
Reheumatism....33....44....11....2210
Gout............22....11....447
Rickets..1..12417..........5..513
Cancer, Malignant Disease....64641..5657....8585....9797303
Gangrene....66....11....66....2215
Tabes Mesenterica32..5551119....98211136
Tuberclr. Meningitis, Hydrocephalus62412512724753157921869
Phthisis55175185661471598411512785118131602
Other Tubercular & Scrofulous Dis.........1..12............113
Purpura, Hemorrhagic Diathesis....................11....112
Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaemia....44............33....5512
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus....1212....11....77....8828
Other Constitutional Diseases............................333
V. Development Diseases51..11116256..8914557..4910648..79127540
Premature Birth42....4241....4150....5043....43176
Atelectasis7....77....73....31....118
Spina Bifida........1....11....1........2
Cyanosis1....1........................1
Congenital Malformations1....17....73....34....415
Old Age....111111....8989....4949....7979328
VI. Local Diseases.
1.—Diseases of Nervous System —29101171562210901221610811071413103130515
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes5671875618467173651467
Apoplexy1..4041..13334....4040....4545160
Softening of Brain....55....33....33....9920
Hemiplegia....55..156....44....121227
Brain Paralysis..................................
Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane....1818....1616....88....9951
Epilepsy....1010....33....33....4420
Convulsions223..25132116122..1410521772
Laryngismus Stridulous11..2..1..1..1..11....15
Paralysis Agitans....33....11............115
Paraplegia....20201..78....55....101043
Diseases ofSpinal Cord....33....88....77....5523
Other Diseases of Nervous System....661..78..145....1322
2—Dis. of Organs of Special Sense...145....11....551..3415
Ear, Diseases of..123....11....551..3413
Pericarditis....11........................1
Nose....11........................1
3.—Diseases of Circulatory System7..1441511..1121132..10210411112114482
Endocarditis1..45....11....11....229
Valvular Diseases of Heart1..5859....5151....4444....5555209
Pericarditis1....1....11................2
Other Diseases of the Heart4..77811..57532..5355114749238
Aneurism....44....44....44....2214
Embolism, Thrombosis............11............334
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels....11....22............336
4.—Diseases of Respiratory System7655360491584817127735196812278421222421132
Croup........1....1................1
Laryngitis..112122511..22..2413
Bronchitis39242252882515681081792753381756111560
Pneumonia37281151802930861451593559372349109493
Pleurisy..257118102..46..18932
Emphysema....44....11............227
Asthma....1010....44....22114622
Other Diseases of Respiratory System........1..23............114