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 JULY 31st, 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 age. | At 60 years of age and upwards. |
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84 | 106 | All causes | 190 | 116 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 7 | .. | .. | VI. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class. | 3 | 2 | Bronchitis | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | ||||||||
32 | 41 | I. Zymotic | 73 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 3 | II. Dropsy, &c. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | Pneumonia | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
11 | 18 | III. Tubercular | 12 | 10 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14 | 10 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 24 | 2 | 4 | 8 | l | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 2 | V. Heart, &c | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | ||||||||||
3 | 6 | VI. Lungs &c. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||||
3 | 4 | VII. Digestive Organs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | VII. Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Quinsery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IX, Childbirth, &c | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
X. Joints, Bone9, &c.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XII. Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ulceration of Intest. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 3 | XIV. Atrophy | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Henus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | XV. Old Age | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | Intussusception | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | 7 | XVII. Violent Death | 9 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
" | 2 | XVIII. Not Specified | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | I. Small Pox | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 8 | Measles | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Scarlatina | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 5 | Hooping Cough | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
1 | .. | Croup | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
15 | 14 | Diarrhæa | 29 | 28 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Cholera | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Stone | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Typhus Fever | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Erysipelas | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c.. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 6 | Diphtheria | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | II. Haemorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | I | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Ulcer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 1 | Cancer | 6 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | III. Scrofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 3 | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 12 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 1 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | Privation of Food | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | .. | Delirium Tremens | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | Convulsions | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Disease of Brain, &c | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Suffocation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Drowning | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Other Violence | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |