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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 D.—continued.
| Causes of Death. | Upper Holloway. | Islington, South West. | Islington, South East. | Highbury. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | |
| III. Dietic Diseases | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | ... | 13 | 3 | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | 10 |
| Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 10 |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 30 | 22 | 254 | 48 | 41 | 268 | 38 | 21 | 204 | 22 | 17 | 128 |
| Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum, of Heart | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | 1 | 75 | ... | 1 | 72 | ... | ... | 48 | ... | ... | 41 |
| Gangrene | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 19 | 6 | ... | 24 | 6 | ... | 29 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| Tuberclr.Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 5 | 6 | ... | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Phthisis | 4 | 6 | 148 | 12 | 11 | 163 | 6 | 4 | 124 | 4 | 6 | 72 |
| Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis. | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 |
| V. Developmental Diseases | 40 | ... | 80 | 96 | 1 | 108 | 40 | ... | 57 | 45 | ... | 59 |
| Premature Birth | 26 | ... | ... | 82 | 1 | ... | 34 | ... | ... | 31 | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Spina Bifida | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Cyanosis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Old Age | ... | 79 | ... | ... | 108 | ... | ... | 57 | ... | ... | 59 | |
| VI. Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous system . | 19 | 11 | 145 | 54 | 19 | 124 | 29 | 20 | 95 | 19 | 9 | 89 |
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 6 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | ... | 42 | 4 | ... | 37 | 2 | 1 | 32 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Softening of Brain | ... | ... | 26 | ... | ... | 21 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 11 |
| Hemiplegia | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the lnsane | ... | 1 | 32 | ... | ... | 21 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 14 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Convulsions | 17 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 5 | ... | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | ... | ... |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Paraplegia | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Diseases of Nervous System | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 |
| 2.—Dis. of Organs of Special Sence | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Ear, Diseases of | ... | 2 | 1 | ...... | ...... | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Eyes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System | ... | ... | 123 | 3 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| Endocarditis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 21 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 11 | |
| Pericarditis Other Diseases of the Heart | ... | ... | 94 | l | l | 3 90 | ... | ... | 2 65 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory Syst'm | 60 | 59 | 193 | 85 | 92 | 308 | 51 | 60 | 205 | 26 | 19 | 155 |
| Croup | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Laryngitis | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Bronchitis | 38 | 22 | 95 | 54 | 32 | 148 | 37 | 28 | 116 | 9 | 12 | 72 |
| Pneumonia | 19 | 31 | 72 | 26 | 51 | 133 | 14 | 31 | 71 | 15 | 6 | 65 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Emphysema | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 |