Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1910]
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE IV
Causes of Death. | Deaths of Residents at subjoined Ages, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths of Residents (at all Ages) belonging to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District, whether Residents or Non-residents. | |||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 yr | 1 and under 6. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 26. | 26 and under 66. | 65 and up-wards | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | South-EastIslington. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 166 | 21 | 131 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 11 | 24 | .. | 16 | 43 | 26 | 51 | |
Scarlet Fever | 11 | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | ||
Whooping Cough | 124 | 64 | 57 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 24 | ||
Diphtheria and Mem branous Croup | 34 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |
Croup | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 17 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 36 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 76 | 33 | 31 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | l6 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 34 | ||
Enteritis | 54 | 38 | 9 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | |
Gastritis | 27 | 15 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
Puerperal Fever | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Erysipelas | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 390 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 294 | 21 | 37 | 52 | 29 | 45 | 67 | 60 | 100 | 225 | ||
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 149 | 43 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 33 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 361 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 218 | 135 | 38 | 46 | 29 | 46 | 76 | 58 | 68 | 156 | |
Bronchitis | 390 | 50 | 25 | 2 | .. | 96 | 217 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 44 | 49 | 81 | 112 | 145 | |
Pneumonia | 429 | 110 | 112 | 9 | 6 | 132 | 60 | 44 | 31 | 39 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 107 | 94 | |
Pleurisy | 17 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 33 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver) | 51 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | |
Venereal Diseases | 15 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | 11 | |
Premature Birth | 122 | 121 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 27 | .. | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 17 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
Heart Diseases | 645 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 308 | 298 | 72 | 86 | 56 | 74 | 136 | 94 | 127 | 246 | |
Accidents | 138 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 38 | 33 | |
Suicides | 48 | .. | .. | 2 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 4 | ||
Homicides | 6 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | |
Executions | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
All other causes | 1147 | 213 | 43 | 48 | 42 | 358 | 443 | 95 | 158 | 108 | 143 | 197 | 190 | 256 | 158 | |
All causes | 4523 | 777 | 515 | 150 | I46 | 1662 | 1273 | 424 | 535 | 392 | 599 | 759 | 802 | 1012 | 1300 |