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 OCTOBER 26th, 1861.
(Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
Vest 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 acre. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 60 years of age and upwards. |
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117 | 106 | All Causes | 223 | 125 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 32 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
.. | .. | Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Classes.) | 7 | Bronchitis | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
36 | 28 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 64 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 5 | 9 | Pneumonia | 14 | 10 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
.. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
26 | 23 | II. CONSTITUTL. | 49 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Lung Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
36 | 41 | III. LOCAL | 77 | 36 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 Digestive Orgs | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. |
16 | 10 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 26 | 15 | 3 | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Entritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 4 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 6 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intst. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | l | Intussusception | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Stricture of Intesti. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
34 | 25 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 59 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Stomach Disea. &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
l | 2 | Measles | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Panecreas Disea. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | 13 | Scarlatina | 28 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hepatitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 1 | Diphtheria | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Jaundice | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | ., | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | Liver Disease | 4 | .. | 1 | l | 2 | .. |
.. | .. | Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Spleen Disease | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Hooping Cough | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5. Urinary Organs | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
6 | 4 | Typhus & Typhoid | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Diarrhœa | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Kidney Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6. Genera. Orgs. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Rheumatism | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | 2. Enthetic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | 7. Orgs. of Locomo. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Spine Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | 8. Skin, &c. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | 3. Dietic | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Skin Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Want of Br. Milk | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | IV. 1. Dis. of Childrn | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | 4. Parasitic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Other Mallormats. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 5 | II. 1. Diathetic | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | 2. Dis. of Adults | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Cancer | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | Childbirth | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 3. Disease of Aged | 8 | .. | .. | .. | l | 7 |
.. | 1 | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 1 | Old Age | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 |
24 | 18 | 2. Tubercular | 42 | 15 | 20 | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Scrofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | Atrophy and Debil. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | l | Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
18 | 13 | Phthisis | 31 | 4 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Fract. & Contusus. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
9 | 11 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 20 | 11 | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
l | 4 | Apoplexy | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Insanity | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3. Suicide | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | Convulsions | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 5 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 6 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 9 | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 6 | Heart Disease | 9 | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | l | .. | 1 | 4. Unclassed | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |