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 DECEMBER 28th, 1S61
(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 00 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years 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. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age |
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171 | 120 | All Causes | 291 | 155 | 38 | 47 | 46 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 63 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 18 | |
l | 1 | Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
(Classes.) | 24 | 11 | Bronchitis | 35 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 16 | |||||||||
.. | l | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||||
42 | 34 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 76 | 61 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .. | 12 | 6 | Pneumonia | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | .. | |
2 | 2 | Asthma | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
27 | 25 | II. CONSTITTUTL. | 52 | 19 | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
73 | 42 | III. LOCAL | 115 | 46 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 Digestive Orgs. | 11 | 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | |
23 | 16 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 39 | 23 | .. | 2 | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
l | .. | Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||||
6 | 2 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 8 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | l | Peritonitis | 5 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | 1 | Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intst. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Stricture of Intesti. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
36 | 34 | I. 1. Kiasmatic Dis | 70 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Stomach Disea. &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
l | 1 | Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Disea. &c. | ||||||
11 | 14 | Scarlatina | 25 | 2 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
l | .. | Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | |
6 | 2 | Croup | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 | 11 | Hooping Cough . | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5. Urinary Organs | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
6 | 2 | Typhus & Typhoid | 8 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 1 | Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | Diseases of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 2 | Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Nephria | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Diabetes | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostate Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | 6. Genera. Orgs. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
1 | .. | 2. Enthetic | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
1 | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8. Skin, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
4 | .. | 3. Dietic | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | 1 | Phlegmon | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | .. | Want of Br. Milk. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | . | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | IV. 1, Dis. of Childrn | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | 4, Parasitic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | Premature Birth | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 2 | II. 1. Diathetic | 6 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformats. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 2 | Cancer | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 5 | 3. Disease of Aged | 15 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 5 | Old Age | 15 | .. | .. | l | 11 | |
23 | 23 | 46 | 1 | 15 | 12 | ,, | .. | 6 | 6 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | .. | Scrotula | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | ,, | 6 | 6 | Atrophy and Debil. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | |
1 16 | 4 17 | Tabes Mesenterica Phthisis | 5 33 | 5 7 | .. 15 | .. 11 | .. .. | .. .. | |||||||||
6 | 2 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 8 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
l | l | Fract. & Contusus. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||||
17 | 7 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 24 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 1 | Burns and Scalds.. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
2 | 2 | Cephalitis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Poison | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
2 | .. | Apoplexy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | l | . | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 2 | Paralysis | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | l | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Otherwise | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 | 2 | Convulsions | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 1 | Brain Diseases, &c | 3 | 1 | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 | 4 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 11 | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | |
7 | 4 | Heart Disease | 11 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |