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Islington 1870

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]

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Table: TABLE I.DEATHS REGISTEREDIN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKS ENDING 30th JULY, 1870.(Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded).

TABLE I.

DEATHS REGISTEREDIN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKS ENDING 30th JULY, 1870.

(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.At 80 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 80 years of age.At 80 years of age and upwards.
190183All Causes373247424927820113. Respirat. Orgs.3115367...
2Laryngitis2l1.........
(Classes.)135Bronchitislb............
...Pleurisy...............
7793I. ZYMOTIC DIS1701491073124Pneumonia631...2...
3727II. CONSTITUTE642420155...12Asthma3............
2...Lung Diseases, &c.21............
5645III. LOCAL1014810251625104- Digestive Orgs.15526...1
1911IV. DEVELOPMNL3022......35......Gastritis..................
12Enteritis53............
17V. VIOLENT DTHS8422.........1Peritonitis1...............
......Not Specified.....................Ascites..................
Ulceration of Intcs...................
......12Hernia3......2......
(Orders.)...............Ileus..................
......Intussusception..................
6987I. 1. Miasmatic Dis.15613995211...Stricture ot lutes-1......1......
22Small Pox42l1............Fistula..................
117measles18IS..................Stomach Dis., &c...................
917Scarlatina2625l...............Pancreas Dis., &c...................
......Diphtheria...........................Hepatitis..................
......Quinsey..................13Jaundice42...2......
13Croup44............12Liver Disease3......1......
23Hooping Cough5b..................Spleen Disease..................
54Typhus & Typhoid93411...1...5. Urinary Orgs.1......1......
......Erysipelas........................Nephritis..................
......Pycemia........................Disease of Bladder..................
......Puerperal Fever.................1...Nephria1......1......
......Carbuncle.....................Diabetes..................
.........Influenza........................Stone..................
......dysentery........................Prostrate Disease..................
3243Diarrhœa7572...ll1...Kidney Disease,&c...................
56Cholera1110...1.........16. Genera. Organsl......1......
......Ague........................Ovarian Dropsy..................
22Rheumatism4...3l.........IUterine Diseases1......1......
122. Enthetic32...1............7. Orgs. ofLocomo..................
12Syphilis22..................Spine Diseases..................
...1Stricture of Urethra1......1............Bone Diseases..................
......Hydrophobia........................8. Skin, &c..................
......Glanders............1I......Phlegmon&Abscess..................
723. Dietic96111.........Ulcer..................
1...Privation1......1............Skin Diseases..................
42Want of Br. Milk66..............................
......Purpura and Scurvy....................1IV. 1. Die. of Childn55............
2...Alcoholism2...1...............Premature Birth1l............
...24. Parasitic22..................cyanosis11............
...2thrush22..................spina bifida...1............
......Worms..................11...Other Malformation11............
...............1Teething11............
66II. 1. Diathetic122...64......12. Dis. of Adults11............
...1Goutl......1............Paramenia..................
1...dropsy1.........1.........Childbirth11............
......Hemorrhage.....................13. Dis. of Aged8............5
44Cancer81...52...71Old Age8...............
......Noma.....................884. Dis. of Nutritn1616............
11Mortification2l......1......Atrophy & Debility1616.........
31212. Tubercular52222091.....................
2...Scrofula2...l1............V.I. ACCO. PR MEG.4121......
12Tabes Meaenterica33..................Fract. and Contus.2...1I......
2913Phthisis33b1181.........Wounds..................
86Hydrocephalus1414..................Burns and Scalds..................
2517III. 1. NervousSyst.42283641...1Poison1...1.........
......Drowning...............
46Cephalitis1082...............suffocat. and Hand11............
12apoplexy3.........l......Otherwise..................
42Paralysis6...1...31...22. Homicide33...............
......Insanity..................13. Suicide1......1......
......Chorea........................Wounds..................
1...Epilepsy1......1............Poison..................
135Convulsions1818..................Drowing..................
22Brain Diseases &c.42...2.........Suffocat. and Hang.1......1......
562. Oreans of Circ.11...254.........Otherwise..................
...1Pericarditis1......1............4. Unclassed..................
......Aneurism.....................
55Heart Disease10...244...