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 AUGUST 28th, 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 yeare of age. | At 80 years ot 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. | 1 At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At flu and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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78 | 51 | All causcs | 169 | 93 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 5 | .. | .. | VI. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class | 4 | 3 | Bronchitis | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
24 | 32 | I Zymotic | 56 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | II. Dropsy, &c | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | Pneumonia | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
12 | 14 | III. Tubercular | 26 | 9 | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
11 | 7 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 18 | 7 | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Lungs | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | V. Heart, &c | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
8 | 7 | VI. Lungs, &c | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
5 | 4 | VII. Digestive Organs | 9 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | VII. Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | VIII. Kidney, &c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | IX. Childbirth,&c | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | XII. Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
2 | 3 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 5 | XIV. Atrophy | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Ileus | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
1 | 1 | XV. Old Age | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | ||||||||
XVII. Violent Death. | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
1 | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | I. Small Pox | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ,, | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
4 | 3 | Scarlatina | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 5 | Hooping Cough | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Croup | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
9 | 12 | Diarrhoea | 21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Nephria(Brigbt'sDis) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Cholera | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Infantile Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Disease of Bladder &c | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
1 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | Erysipleas | 1 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | .. | Syphilis | 2 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Childbirth | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. ol Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 5 | Diphtheria | 8 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
1 | 2 | II. Hæmorrhage | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Ulcer | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
• | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Cancer | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 1 | Tabes Mesenterica. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 12 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 19 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Hydrocephalus | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | - | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 1 | VI. Cephalitis | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Apoplexy | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | XIII. Intemperance | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
4 | .. | Palsy (Paralysis) | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Want of Breast Milk | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Convulsions | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Disease of Brain,&c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Drowning | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Wounds | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 5 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | Other Violence | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |