London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Islington 1894

Thirty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington

This page requires JavaScript

Table: Table E. Showing the Deaths from all Causes registered in each Quarter during the 52 weeks ending 29th December 1894at three periods of life.

Table E. Showing the Deaths from all Causes registered in each Quarter during the 52 weeks ending 29th December 1894at three periods of life.

Causes of Death.1st Quarter.Total.2nd Quarter.Total.3rd Quarter.Total.4th Quarter.Total.Total for Year.
Under 11 to5Over 5Under 11 to5Over 5Under 11 to5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 6
I. Specific. Febrile. &c.45150892844518655286886844200294455128898
II. Parasitic Diseases....................................1......11
III. Dietic Diseases......551...452...10123...3628
IV. Constitutional Diseases2726203256163019524131261842412014225259997
V. Developmental Diseases45...771225414297411489056174131440
VI. Local Diseases126105591822847639955911851298467102724326062454
VII. Deaths from Violence1973359114193411425402111840173
VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined Causes518665563362724581543764272
totals313296100416132673007171284363154614113128613581412355263
I. Specific or Febrile Causes. 1.—Miasmatic Diseases39149672554218249273206039119174248107754
Small Poxvaccinated..............................11............1
Unvaccinated............1......1........................1
Unknown..................11........................1
Measles105156623905113311...141......1199
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)112316...16824...11617...751269
Diphtheria241216413326602203345...241539208
Whooping Cough24433701742...591517133169126188
Typhus Fever...................................................
Enteric or Typhoid Fever...268...167......55...1151636
Simple Continued & Ill-defined Fever...................................................
Influenza2...2931......33...134...1121351
Other Miasmatic Diseases...................................................
2.—Diarrhæal Diseases313723275983709111195
Simple Cholera...................................................
Cholera........................11...2............2
Diarrhæa, Dysentery313723275873689111193
3.—Malarial Diseases...................................................
Remittent Fever...................................................
Ague...................................................
4.—Zoogenous Diseases......11...........................1
Cow Pox, Effects of Vaccination...................................................
Hydrophobia......11....................................1
Glanders...................................................
Splenic Fever...................................................
5.— Venereal Diseases2...131......19......9211417
Syphilis2......21......19......921...315
Gonorrhœa, Stricture of Urethra......11..............................112
6.— Septic Diseases1...1718...145......221...5631
Erysipelas1...89......33............1...2315
Pyæmia, Septicæmia......44...1...1......11......228
Puerperal Fever......55......11......11......118
II. Parasitic Diseases....................................1......11
Thrush....................................1......11
Hydatids...................................................
Worms...................................................
Other Animal Parasitical Diseases...................................................
III. Dietic Diseases......551...452...10123...3628
Starvation, Want of Breast Milk............1......12......23......36
Scurvy...................................................
Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem.......55......44......1010......3322
IV. Constitutional Diseases2726203256163019524131261842412014225259997
Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum of Heart......55......22......33......4414
Rheumatism......22......11......33......228
Gout......11......22......22......237
Rickets...1...111213...412...7910
Cancer, Malignant Disease114345......5050......6565......11239
Gangrene......44......1......22.........168
Tabes Mesenterica107...17634131571231423669
Tuberclr. Meningitis, Hydrocephalus68721513220564151213013962
Phthisis10912714641212514110109311336...1539
Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis...................12...............1...13
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis..............................111...232
Aæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia......66......33......11...12213
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus......88......44......99............23
Other Constitutional Diseases.............................................
V. Developmental Diseases45...77225414297411489056174131440
Premature Birth37......37401...4128......2843......43149
Atelectasis5......57......74......42......218
Spina Bifida............1......13......32......26
Cyanosis2......22......21......15...1611
Congenital Malformations1......14......451...641...516
Old Age......7777......4242......4848......7373240