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 AUGUST 27th, 1864. (Deaths of N011- 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 GO years of age. | At t>u ana under so i years of age. | ou years or 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 aee. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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137 | 123 | All Causes | 260 | 158 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4. Respirat Orgs | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
(Classes.) | .. | .. | Laryngitis | . . | .. | . . | . | ||||||||||
4 | 3 | Bronchitis | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | Pleuisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
67 | 40 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 97 | 83 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Pneumonia | 7 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
22 | 20 | II. CONSTITUTL | 42 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||||
43 | 39 | III. LOCAL | 82 | 36 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. |
13 | 20 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 33 | 24 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | Ga-tritts | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | l | Enteritis | l | l | .. | |||
.. | .. | Not- Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..... | |
.. | l | Ulceration of Intes. | l | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
(Orders.) | l | Ileus | l | .... | l | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
53 | 38 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 91 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | Intussusception | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Structure of Intest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | Small Pox | 2 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Measules | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | Stomach Dis, &c | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 3 | Scarlatina | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | ] | Diphteria | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundiee | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Hooping Cough | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Typhus & Typhoid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5. Uinary Organ | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Pyœmia | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diseases of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Nephria | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .... | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
29 | 23 | Diarrhœa | 52 | 48 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Diseases, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Chlorea | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6. Genera, organ | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | overian Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Rheumation | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7 Orgs. of Locomo | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | Syphilis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Spine Diseases. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Bone Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Skin, &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.... | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | 3. Dietic | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Skin Diseases . | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IV.1. Dis of childn | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
1 | .. | 4. Parasitic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | ||||||||||||
Other Malformation | |||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | II. 1. Diathetic | 7 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | Teething | 1 | 1 | ||||||
.. | 2. Dis. of Adult | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | 1 | Gout | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | ||||||
Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | * | ||||||
.. | .. | Hœmorrhage | * * | *. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||||
3 | 3 | Cancer | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 2. Dis of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 4. Dis. of Nutritn | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Mortification | Atrophy & Debility | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
19 | 16 | 2. Tubercular | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | .. | ||||||||||
2 | .. | Scrotula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | |||||||
1 | l | Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | V. 1. Acci. or. Negi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | ||||
13 | 13 | Phthisis | 26 | 6 | 13 | 8 | .. | .. | l | 3 | Fract and Contus | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Hydrocephalus . | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds Bums and Scalds.. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
22 | 9 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 31 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 1 | Caphalitis | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffociation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | Apoplexy | 9 | 9 | l | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | .. | Paralysis | .. | l | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 | 4 | Convulsions | 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | Brain Diseases & c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffieat and Hang | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 7 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Pericarditis | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Aneuism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
4 | 5 | Heart Disease | 9 | 3 | l | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |