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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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 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. | at60 and under 8o years of age. | At 80 Tears of age and upward.. |
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All Causes | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||||||
(Classes.) | Bronchitis | 10 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | |||||||||||||
.. | Pneumonia | 11 | 1 | .. | |||||||||||||
1 | 1 | Asthma | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||||
1 | Lung Diseases, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||||||
2 | .. | ||||||||||||||||
.. | Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
.. | 1 | Lnteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Peritonitis | 2 | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
.. | .. | Not Speecified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | ||||||
Ulceration of Intcs. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
(Orders.) | 1 | Ileus | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||||
.. | 1 | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
1 | 1 | Small Pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Measles | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stomach Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Scarlatina | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | pancreas Dis.,&c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Diphtheria | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
Hooping Cough | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | Typhus & Typhoid | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | Pyœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | ||||||
1 | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nepheria | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||
.. | Carbunela | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | |||||
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
25 | 18 | Diarrhœa | 40 | 1 | .. | .. | Kidney Disease,&c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||
2 | 2 | Cholera | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
1 | Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | uterine disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | • | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
.. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Phlegmon&Abscess | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
.. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Want of Br. Milk.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
.. | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | Premature Birth | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | 1 | Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Other Malformation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
4 | .. | Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | |||||
.. | 1 | Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
5 | Cancer | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | old Age | 7 | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | 1 | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 7 | Atrophy & Debility | 21 | .. | .. | .. | |||
1 | .. | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Scrofula | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
1 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Fract. and Contus. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
20 | 11 | Phthisis | 31 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 7 | Hydrocephalus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
20 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | suffocation | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 | 4 | Apoplexy | 7 | .. | 2 | ... | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
5 | 3 | Paralysis | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Convulsions | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Brain Diseases, &c. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
2 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
6 | Heart Disease | 10 | .. | 3 |