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 OCTOBER 1st, 1854 (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 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | i At ou years of age and upwards. | West s.d. | East s.d. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 2o years of Age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 8o years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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175 | 145 | All Causes | 320 | 178 | 47 | .. | 45 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 3. Respirat Orgs | 46 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
•. | i | Larngitis | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Classes.) | 12 | 8 | Bronchitis | 20 | 6 | 3 | .. | 9 | .. | ||||||||
55 | 47 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 102 | 87 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | Pleurisy | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
11 | 6 | Pneumonia | 17 | 11 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
33 | 33 | II. CONSTITUTL | 66 | 10 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | Asthma | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | ||
65 | 52 | III. LOCAL | 117 | 42 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 9 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. |
20 | 9 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 29 | 20 | 2 | .. | 21 | 5 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Entritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 3 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Not Specified | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
l | .. | Hernia | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
50 | 45 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 95 | 84 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | •• ! | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Intest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
Small Pox | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistuia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | 3 | Measules | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stomach of Intest | .. | ..•.. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 6 | Scarlatina | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Panereas Dis., &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 2 | Diphteria | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Jaundice | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Croup | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Liver Diseases | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Hooping Cough | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | Typhus & Typhoid | 9 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 |
3 | 1 | 1 Erysipelas | 4 | l | 1 | l | 1 | .. | .3 | 2 | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pycemia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Diseases of Bladder | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Nephria | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
.. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | |||||||
1 | 1 | Dysentery | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | Prostrate Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | Diarrhœa | 40 | 38 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Diseases., &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6. Genera. Organs | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Overian Dropay | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | Rheumatism | 2 | 1 | i | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | |||||||||
.. | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 1 | .. | 7. Orgs of Locomo | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
•• | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | Stricture of Urethra | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Bone Diseases | ||||||||
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | 1 1 | 8. Skin,& c | 1 | ||||||||||||
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
3 | 1 | 3. Dietic | 4 | 1 | 3 | . i | .. | Ulcer | |||||||||
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | ||||||||||||
... | I | Want of Br. Milk | l | 1 | |||||||||||||
.. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | | 3 | IV. 1. Lis. of Childn. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 | .. | Alcoholism | 3 | .. | 3 | ..1 | |||||||||||
2 | .. | 4. Parasitic | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 1 | .. | Premature Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Thrush | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Other Malformation | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 3 | III. 1. Diathetic | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | 1 | 2. Dis of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Parameter | , | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Child birth | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Hremorrhage | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 3. Dis of Aged | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 |
5 | 2 | Cancer | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | Old Age | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 1 | 4.3 Dis of Nutritn | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | Atrophy & Debility | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
28 | 30 | 2. Tubercular | 58 | 27 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | Scrofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | V. 1. Acci.orNeg. | 5 | 2 | 1 | l | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | Table Mesenterica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
19 | 21 | Phthisis | 40 | .. | 22 | 7 | .. | .. | l | l | Fract. and Contus. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | Hydrocephalus | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
18 | 15 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. |
.. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | Caphalitis | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 2 | Apoplexy | 6 | .. | .. | l | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | Paralysis | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 2 | Insanity | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Epilepay | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 | 7 | Convulsions | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
| | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 3 | i | l | .. | l | .. | .. | Suffocat and Hang | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9 | 10 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 19 | 1 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | •. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassede | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | Aneurism | .. | |||||||||||||||
9 | 10 | Heart Disease | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. |