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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Deathsn Institutions within Borough | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5. | Over 5. | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | I- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. | |||||||
Puerperal Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | ||
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Eczema | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | ||
Pemphigus | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
Accidents and Negligence. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14 | In Vehicular Traffic | .. | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | .. | 1 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 9 | 42 |
On Railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
1 | In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 |
By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | By Weapons and Implements | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Burns and Scalds | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Surgical Narcosis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | .. | 2 | |
Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Drowning | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 13 | |
Suflocation, Overlaid in Bed____ | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1?, | 19 | |
,, Otherwise | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | l | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
11 | Falls not specified | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 39 |
Weather Agensies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | Otherwise, not stated | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | l | 4 |
2 | Homicide | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |||
By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
By Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
2 | By Precipitation from Elevated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Males | 464 | 219 | 48 | 35 | 32 | 51 | 141 | 223 | 325 | 357 | 357 | 186 | 51 | 683 | 1806 | 228 | 276 | 195 | 326 | 334 | 506 | 624 | .. | .. | 2489 | |
Females | 385 | 202 | 64 | 36 | 47 | 46 | 127 | 194 | 262 | 298 | 368 | 325 | 95 | 587 | 1862 | 228 | 305 | 205 | 324 | 362 | 440 | 585 | .. | .. | 2449 | |
1039 | TOTAL DEATHS | 849 | 421 | 112 | 71 | 79 | 97 | 268 | 417 | 587 | 655 | 725 | 511 | 146 | 1270 | 3668 | 456 | 581 | 400 | 650 | 696 | 946 | 1209 | 2489 | 2449 | 4938 |