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 THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING MARCH 30th. 1861. (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 00 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 80 years of age and upwards. |
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132 | 128 | All Causes | 260 | 149 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 42 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
(Classes.) | .. | .. | Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
14 | 12 | Bronchitis | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
30 | 27 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 57 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | Pneumonia | 12 | 10 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
22 | 38 | II. CONSTITUTE | 60 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | l | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
54 | 49 | III. LOCAL | 103 | 46 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 Digestive Orgs | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
23 | 11 | IV. DEVELOPMNL | 34 | 25 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 6 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Peritonitis | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Ulceration of Intst. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | 1 | 1 | Hernia | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
2 | l | Ileus | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | |||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
29 | 26 | I.1.Miasmatic Dis. | 55 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intesti. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Small Fox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | l | Measles | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stomach Disea. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 5 | Scarlatina | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Disea &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hepatitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | Liver Disease. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
14 | 11 | Hooping Cough | 25 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Speen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | typhus & Typhoid | 6 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5. Uiinary Organs | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Carbuncle | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | l | Nephria | 2 | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Diabetes | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostate disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Kidney Disease,&c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | 6. Genera. orgs. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Rheumatism | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 3. Dietic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 8. Skin, &c | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phiegmon | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Want of Br. Milk.. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Skin Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | 4. Parasatic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 6 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childrn | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | Premature Birth | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Spina Bifida | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 7 | II. 1. Diathetic | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Other Malformats. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | Teething | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | l | Dropsy | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 5 | Cancer | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | l | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Mortification | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | . | 7 | 2 | 3. Fisease of Aged | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | |
17 | 31 | 2. Tubercular | 48 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 1 | .. | 7 | 2 | Old Age | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 |
2 | 3 | Scrotula | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | Atrophy and Debil | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 22 | Phthisis | 33 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
3 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | V. 1 Acci. or Neg. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fract. & Contusns | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
18 | 13 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 31 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ? | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Cephalitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | Burns and Scalds. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Apoplexy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | Paralysis | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Suffocation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 2 | Convulsions | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3. Suicide | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | Brain Diseases, &c | 10 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | Wounds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 10 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | Heart Disease | 10 | .. | l | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |