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 JANUARY 30th, 1858.
(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 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80| years of Ape. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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115 | 109 | All Causes | 224 | 109 | 26 | 33 | 43 | 13 | .. | .. | VI. Larugitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
24 | 16 | Bronchitis | 40 | 15 | .. | 6 | 16 | 3 | |||||||||
Class. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
22 | 23 | I. Zymotic | 45 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | Pneumonia | 16 | 15 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | II. Dropsy, &C | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | Asthma | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. |
17 | 18 | III. Tubercular | 35 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Lungs | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
14 | 8 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | .. | |||||||||
3 | 4 | V. Heart, &c | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | |||||||||
31 | 33 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 64 | 30 | .. | 10 | 21 | 3 | |||||||||
7 | 3 | VII. Digestive Organs | 10 | 6 | .. | 4 | ... | .. | 2 | 1 | VII. Teething | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | VIII. Kidney, &c..... | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IX. Childbirth, &c | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Enteritis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | XI. Skin, &c | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XIIl. Prem: Birth and Debility | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 2 | XIV. Atrophy | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 8 | XV. Old Age | 17 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 9 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal | |||||||
5 | .. | XVII. Violent Death | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Canal | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Dis. of Stomach, & c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | 1 | Inliammation of Liver (hepatitis) | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 4 | Measles | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Scalatina | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 3 | Hooping Cough | 9 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Croup | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Influenza | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . |
2 | 4 | Typhus Fever | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | l | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | 1 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Noma (Canker) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 2 | Diphtherite | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | II. Heamorrhage | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Dropsy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Cancer | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | |||||
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | III. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
16 | 13 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 29 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Other Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | 3 | IV. Cephalitis | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||
4 | 1 | Apoplexy | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Palsy(paralysis) | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | .. | Convulsions | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Disease of Brain, &c | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fractures & Contus. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Disease of Heart, &c | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | Other Violence | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |