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]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE I.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING FEBRUARY 22nd, 1862.
(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 age. | At 6o and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
142 | 127 | All Causes | 269 | 125 | 37 | 42 | 53 | 12 | 38 | 22 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 60 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 2 |
1 | 3 | Laryngitis | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
23 | 13 | Bronchitis | 36 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 2 | |||||||||
(Classes.) | 1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||
28 | 33 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 61 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .. | 7 | 5 | Pneumonia | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. |
6 | 1 | Asthma | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | |||||||||
26 | 24 | II. CONSTITUTL | 50 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Lung Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
64 | 51 | III. LOCAL | 118 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 Digestive Orgs. | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. |
22 | 15 | IV. DEVELOPMNL | 37 | 24 | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Entreritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | V. VIOLENT DTHS | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | Peritonists | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
,. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intst | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Hernia | l | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | |||||||||
l | .. | Heus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
l | .. | Stricture of Intesti | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
24 | 32 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 56 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | l | Stomach Disea. &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Measles | 2 | 2 | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Disea. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 14 | Scarlatina | 22 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | l | Hepatitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
2 | 1 | Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Liver Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | 2 | Croup | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 5 | Hooping Cough | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5. Urinary Organs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 2 | TyphusTyphoid | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle and Boil | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | i | Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | i | Kidney Disease,&c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6. Genera. Orgs. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Rheumation | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
1 | 1 | 2.Enthetic | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Uterine Diseases | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Syphilis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7. Orgs.ofLocomo. | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Spine Diseases | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8.Skin,&c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | 3.Dietic | 3 | 2 | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Phlegmon & Cebian | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | IV. 1 Dis. ofChildrn | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | 3 | 3 | Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Other Maltormats | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 5 | II.1.Diarastic | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2. | Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Dropsy | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Cancer | 6 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | 3. Disease of Aged | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | Old Age | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 |
22 | 19 | 2. Tubercular | 41 | 16 | 17 | 8 | .. | .. | 11 | 5 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Scrolula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 5 | Atrophy and Debil. | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Tubes Mesenlerica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
18 | 13 | Phthisis | 31 | 6 | 17 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | V. 1 Acci. or Neg. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
3 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Fract. & Contusus. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
13 | 16 | III. 1. NervousSyst. | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
l | 1 | Cephalitis | 2 | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Apoplexy | 6 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Paralysis | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | l | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2. Homicide | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Epilepsy | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 6 | Convulsions | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 4 | 1 | l | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 9 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Aneurism | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 9 | Heart Disease | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |