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 I
DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKS ENDING MAY 1st, 185S. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West s.d. | East s.d. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years of age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 | years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. | West s.d. | East. s.d. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years of age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 50 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 60 years of age and upwards. |
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101 | 96 | All Causes | 197 | 106 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 1 | .. | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
17 | 12 | Bronchitis | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
Class. | 1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
20 | 28 | I. Zymotic | 48 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | 6 | Pneumonia | 9 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | II. Dropsy, &c | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
19 | 17 | III. Tubercular | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 10 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
3 | 3 | V. Heart, &c | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
23 | 18 | VI. Lungs, &c | 41 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||
5 | 3 | VII. Digestive Organs | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | VII. Teething | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | VIII. Kidney, &c | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | IX. Childbirth, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XI. Skin, &c | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | XIII. Prem: Birth and Debility. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 4 | XIV. Atrophy | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | XV. Old Age | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal | ||||||||
2 | 1 | XVII. Violent Death | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | .. | I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 7 | Measles | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Liver | 1 | 1 | ||||
2 | 1 | Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | ||||||
9 | 8 | Hooping Cough | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Croup | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
.. | 2 | Thrush | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Diarrhoea | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | VIII. Nephritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 2 | 2 | .. | |||
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Ague | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Cystitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | ||||||
.. | 1 | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Disease of Bladder &c | 2 | ] | 1 | .. | ||
4 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 6 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Rheumatic Fever | 3 | .. | 2 | I | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma(Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | II. Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | X. Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c... | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | XI. Carbuncle | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | .. | Cancer | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | III. Scrofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 14 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Hydrocephalus | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | IV. Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Apoplexy | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | .. | Palsy (Paralysis) | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Epilepsy | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Convulsions | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Disease of Brain,&c | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Suffocation | ||||||||
.. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fractures & Contus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |