London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1893
Thirty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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Table C.—continued.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 and upwards | Under | Over 5 | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III. Dietic Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 39 | 31 | 13 | 44 |
| Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 28 | 11 | 39 |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 138 | 101 | 48 | 101 | 146 | 163 | 149 | 106 | 108 | 28 | 5 | ... | 239 | 854 | 551 | 542 | 1093 |
| Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum, of Heart | ... | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Rickets | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 53 | 69 | 24 | 2 | ... | 2 | 236 | 82 | 156 | 238 |
| Gangrene | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 83 | 27 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 110 | 3 | 64 | 49 | 113 |
| Tuberclr Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 21 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57 | 18 | 37 | 38 | 75 |
| Phthisis | 28 | 27 | 20 | 83 | 130 | 125 | 14 | 42 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 55 | 505 | 313 | 247 | 560 |
| Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Anœmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 4 |
| V. Developmental Diseases | 221 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 77 | 148 | 72 | 2 | 222 | 304 | 232 | 294 | 526 |
| Premature Birth | 173 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 174 | ... | 97 | 77 | 174 |
| Atelectasis | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Spina Bifida | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Cyanosis | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | ... | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 77 | 148 | 72 | ... | ... | 303 | 109 | 194 | 303 |
| VI. Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous System | 131 | 64 | 30 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 77 | 74 | 110 | 57 | 9 | ... | 195 | 453 | 331 | 317 | 648 |
| Inflammation of Brain or Membrane | 32 | 37 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 69 | 27 | 55 | 41 | 96 |
| Apoplexy | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 46 | 21 | 7 | ... | 8 | 144 | 50 | 8 | 152 |
| Softening of Brain | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 68 | 21 | 47 | 68 |
| Hemiplegia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Insanity ,Genl . Paralysis of the Insane | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | ... | 1 | 79 | 52 | 28 | 80 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| Convulsions | 75 | 14 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 4 | 56 | 37 | 93 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ... | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Paraplegia | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| 2.—Dis. of Organs of Special Sense | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Ear, Diseases of | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Eyes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System | 5 | 4 | 26 | 31 | 23 | 56 | 55 | 77 | 77 | 37 | 3 | ... | 9 | 385 | 170 | 224 | 394 |
| Endocarditis | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 57 | 16 | 43 | 59 |
| Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | 1 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 38 | 60 | 62 | 30 | ... | ... | 2 | 291 | 130 | 168 | 293 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory System | 222 | 220 | 32 | 24 | 61 | 95 | 155 | 191 | 184 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 452 | 861 | 681 | 632 | 1313 |
| Croup | 3 | 16 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 23 |
| Laryngitis | 5 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Bronchitis | 138 | 89 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 68 | 105 | 114 | 78 | 12 | 1 | 227 | 481 | 309 | 349 | 558 |
| Pneumonia | 74 | 119 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 58 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 23 | 1 | ... | 193 | 341 | 297 | 257 | 534 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| Emphysema | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 22 |