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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 E.—continued.
| Causes of Death. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | ... | 10 | 44 |
| Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 10 | 39 |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 18 | 15 | 190 | 37 | 23 | 195 | 54 | 39 | 221 | 29 | 24 | 242 | 1093 |
| Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum, of Heart | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 18 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 18 |
| Gout | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 |
| Ricket | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | 2 | 56 | ... | ... | 53 | ... | ... | 68 | ... | ... | 59 | 238 |
| Gangrene | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 10 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 6 | ... | 35 | 11 | ... | 12 | 6 | 2 | 113 |
| Tuberclr.Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 75 |
| Phthisis | 3 | 4 | 116 | 6 | 4 | 111 | 10 | 14 | 133 | 9 | 5 | 145 | 560 |
| Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 10 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaemia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 20 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| V. Developmental Diseases | 51 | ... | 85 | 83 | 1 | 59 | 48 | ... | 58 | 59 | ... | 102 | 528 |
| Premature Birth | 42 | ... | ... | 48 | 1 | ... | 36 | ... | ... | 47 | ... | ... | 174 |
| Atelectasis | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 15 |
| Spina Bifida | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 10 |
| Cyanosis | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 21 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | 84 | ... | ... | 59 | ... | ... | 58 | ... | ... | 102 | 303 |
| VI. Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous System | 36 | 16 | 120 | 39 | 14 | 137 | 30 | 21 | 101 | 26 | 13 | 105 | 648 |
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 6 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 96 |
| Apopelxy | 2 | ... | 38 | 2 | ... | 45 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ... | 35 | 152 |
| Softening of Brain | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | 13 | 68 |
| Hemiplegia | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 26 |
| Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 16 |
| Insanity, Genl, Paralysis of the lnsane | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 19 | ... | 1 | 80 | |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | 25 |
| Convulsions | 20 | 2 | ... | 23 | 2 | ... | 16 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 93 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 18 |
| Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Paraplegia | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 26 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 11 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | 35 |
| 2.—Dis. of Organs of Special Sense | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 14 |
| Ear, Diseases of Nervous System | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 14 |
| Eyes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System | ... | ... | 98 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 1 | ... | 91 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 394 |
| Endocarditis | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 24 | 59 |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | ... | ... | 69 | ... | 1 | 68 | 1 | ... | 79 | ... | ... | 75 | 293 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 8 |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory Syst'm | 54 | 59 | 303 | 39 | 37 | 170 | 34 | 40 | 78 | 95 | 94 | 241 | 1313 |
| Croup | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Bronchitis | 35 | 29 | 206 | 21 | 14 | 65 | 19 | 10 | 26 | 63 | 36 | 134 | 658 |
| Pneumonia | 18 | 27 | 121 | 15 | 20 | 94 | 12 | 42 | 29 | 49 | 84 | 534 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 26 |
| Emphysema | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 8 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 28 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 22 |