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 FOUR WEEKS ENDING MAY 25th, 1861.
(Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years or 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 80 year of age and upwards. |
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115 | 110 | All Causes | 225 | 139 | 33 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 41 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
(Classes.) | 1 | 1 | Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
15 | 11 | Bronchitis | 26 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
38 | 28 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 66 | 5l | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Pneumonia | 10 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
24 | 28 | II. CONSTITUTE | 52 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Lune Diseases, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
42 | 38 | II. LOCAL | 80 | 43 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 Digestive Orgs | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .. |
8 | 1ft | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 23 | 16 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | l | Peritonitis | 3 | 1 | l | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
1 | Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intst. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | 1 | Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | ||||||||
.. | l | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
33 | 28 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 61 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intesti | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Small pox | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Measls | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Stomach Disea. &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Scarlatina | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Disea. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Diphtheria | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Quinsey | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | .. | Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | Liver Disease | 6 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. |
17 | 11 | Hooping Cough | 28 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | Typhus & Typhoid | 8 | 5 | l | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 Urinary Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Carbuncle | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Dyarrhery | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | .. | Diarrhœa | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Prostate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6. Genera. Orgs. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Rheumatism | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . |
1 | .. | 2 Enthetic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydorphobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | 3. Dietic | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8. Skin, &c | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Skin Diseases | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | 4. Parasatic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | IV. 1. Dis. ofChildrn | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 2 | Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Spina Diflda | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 7 | II. 1. Diathetic | 9 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | Other Malformats. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | Teething | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 5 | Cancer | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 3. Disease of Aged | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 |
22 | 21 | 2. Tubercular | 43 | 90 | 16 | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 | 4 | Old Age | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 |
.. | 2 | Scrofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 5 | Tabes Mesenterica | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | Atrophy and Debil | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
16 | 12 | Phthisis | 28 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | .. | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | V. 1. Aeci. or Neg. | 2 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Fract. & Contusus. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
11 | 9 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Cephalitis | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Burns and Scalds | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Apoplexy | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | l | l | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Paralysis | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2. Homicide | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | Convulsions | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 2 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | 2. Organs of Circ | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Heart Disease | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |