Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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Ill-defined Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Old Age | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Diseases of Heart | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
Bronchitis | 16 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 46 |
Pneumonia | 13 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | 57 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Emphysema | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
All Secondary Causes | 38 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | .. | .. | 23 | 2 | .. | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 1 | .. | 140 |
No Secondary Causes | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Totals | 41 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | .. | .. | 23 | 2 | .. | 2 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 1 | .. | 149 |