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, Parish of St Mary]
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TABLE II.
DEATHS OCCURRING IN EACH WEEK AND QUARTER, DISTINGUISHING CERTAIN IMPORTANT DISEASES AND AGES.
[Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals, and of Islington Patients in Hospitals elsewhere, not included.]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 121 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |||
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Weeks ending | Inn 5 | Jan. 12 | Jan. 19 | Jan 26 | Feb 2 | Feb. 9 | Feb. 16 | Feb. 23 | Mar 1 | Mar 8 | Mar 15 | Mar 22 | Mar 29 | 1st Quarter. | Apr. 5 | Apr. 12 | Apr. 19 | Apr 26 | May 3 | May 10 | May 17 | May 24 | May 31 | Jun 7 | Jun 14 | Jun 21 | Jun 28 | 2nd Quarter. |
Total | 42 | 60 | 39 | 45 | 40 | 47 | 51 | 43 | 39 | 29 | 39 | 52 | 48 | 574 | 46 | 57 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 49 | 45 | 41 | 31 | 48 | 50 | 45 | 35 | 572 |
Under 3 years | 19 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 227 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 240 |
70 years and upwards | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 53 | |
Zymotic | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 114 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 118 | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | 2 | .. | l | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 16 | |||
Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | ||
Hooping Cough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 | |
Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 11 |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 15 | ||||
Phthisis | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 75 |
Respiratory Organs | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 116 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 102 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | |||
Weeks ending | July 5* | July 12" | July 19 | July 26 | Aug 2 | Aug 9 | Aug 16 | Aug 23 | Aug 30 | Sep. 6 | Sep. 13 | Sep. 20 | Sep 27 | 3rd Quarter. | Oct. 4 | Oct. 11 | Oct. 18 | Oct. 25 | Nov 1 | Nov 8 | Nov 15 | Nov 22 | Nov 29 | Dec 6 | Dec 13 | Dec 20 | Dec 27 | 4th Quarter. |
Total | 39 | 52 | 31 | 33 | 52 | 37 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 562 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 30 | 42 | 44 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 54 | 37 | 39 | 49 | 565 |
Under 3 years | 20 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 264 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 219 |
70 years and upwards | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | .. | 4 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 60 | |
Zymotic | 10 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 14 | lb | 19 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 165 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 127 |
Measles | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 32 | ||
Scarlatina | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | l | .. | .. | 1 | 15 |
Hooping Cough | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | |
Diarrhœa | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 12 |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Typhus | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 20 |
Phthisis | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 85 | |
Respiratory Organs.. | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 116 |