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 FOUR WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 27th, 1866, (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 4 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 ace. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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158 | 196 | All Causes | 354 | 178 | 41 | 63 | 58 | 14 | 34 | 50 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 84 | 45 | 4 | 19 | 4 | |
2 | 2 | Laryngitis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
35 | 43 | (Classes.) I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 78 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 35 | Bronchitis | 55 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
.. | 1 | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
10 | 12 | Pneumonia | 22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
26 | 32 | II. CONSTITUTE | 58 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
76 | 99 | III. LOCAL | 175 | 72 | 16 | 38 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4.Digestive Orgs. | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | .. |
20 | 17 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 37 | 24 | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | 1 | l | Gastritis | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 5 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascitcs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
33 | 41 | (Orders.) I. 1. Miasmatic Sis. | 74 | 57 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 3 | Small Fox | 6 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 3 | Measles | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | Stomach dis., &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
2 | 5 | Scarlatina | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Diphtheria | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | Hepatitis | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Jaundice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 6 | Croup | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | Liver Disease | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | |
5 | 10 | Hooping; Cough | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 6 | Typhus & Typhoid | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. |
.. | 2 | Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Puerpera Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Nepheria | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Prostrate Disease . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | Kidney Disease,&c. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6. Genera. Organs | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Rheumatism | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | Uterine Diseases. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7. Orgs. of Locomo. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | Syphitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | ...... | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Structure of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Bone Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon & Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | 3. Dietic | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Privation Want of Br. Milk | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | Premature Birth | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .... | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | Other Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Teething | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
6 | II. 1. Diatheitc | 9 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Gout | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Dropsy | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Dis. of Aged. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 |
1 | 2 | Cancer | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 11 | 2 | Old Age | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 2 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 11 | Atrophy & Debility | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
23 | 26 | 2. Tubercular | 49 | l6 | 18 | 15 | .. | .. | 7 | 11 | |||||||
.. | 2 | Scrofula | 2 | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | V. 1. Acci. of Neg. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | 3 | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
20 | 17 | hthisis | 37 | 6 | 18 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fract. and contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
24 | 20 | III. 1. N'ervous Syat. | 44 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Cephaititis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | Suffocation | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 2 | Apoplexy | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | Otherwise | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 6 | Paralysis | 12 | .. | l | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2, Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicids | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Epitepsy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 10 | Convulsions | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
4 | .. | Brain Diseases, &c. | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 14 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 23 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Aneurism | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | | | |||||||
8 | 13 | Heart Disease | 21 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |