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 1896
Forty-first 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 | 1to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45to55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to95 | 95 and upwards. | Under 5 | Over 5 | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III. Dietic Diseases | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 119 | 113 | 37 | 83 | 121 | 186 | 191 | 134 | 104 | 30 | 4 | ... | 232 | 890 | 561 | 561 | 1122 |
| Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum. of Heart | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Rickets | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 86 | 68 | 63 | 21 | 4 | ... | 1 | 290 | 104 | 187 | 291 |
| Gangrene | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 64 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 79 | 2 | 43 | 38 | 81 |
| Tuberclr. Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 28 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 81 | 22 | 59 | 44 | 103 |
| Phthisis | 17 | 32 | 16 | 65 | 93 | 145 | 93 | 53 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 481 | 303 | 227 | 530 |
| Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis. Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Glycosuris, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 |
| V. Developmental Diseases | 209 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 61 | 104 | 46 | 2 | 210 | 220 | 207 | 223 | 430 |
| Premature Birth | 169 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 169 | ... | 95 | 74 | 169 |
| Atelectasis | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 16 | ... | 16 |
| Spina Bifida | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cyanosis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Congenital Malformations | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 61 | 104 | 46 | 2 | ... | 220 | 80 | 140 | 220 |
| VI. Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1.–Diseases of Nervous System. | 109 | 55 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 74 | 81 | 115 | 75 | 14 | ... | 164 | 472 | 352 | 284 | 636 |
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 21 | 32 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 53 | 17 | 48 | 22 | 70 |
| Apoplexy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 51 | 31 | 5 | ... | 3 | 166 | 76 | 93 | 169 |
| Softening of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Hemiplegia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Insanity,Genl.Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 6 | ... | ... | 95 | 51 | 44 | 95 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 42 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| Convulsions | 74 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83 | 1 | 54 | 35 | 89 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 7 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Paraplegia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 1 | ... | 2 | 67 | 45 | 24 | 69 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| 2. – Dis. of Organs of Special Sense | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Ear, Diseases of | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Eyes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nose | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 3. –Diseases of Circulatory System | 10 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 54 | 67 | 81 | 99 | 46 | 4 | ... | 11 | 421 | 221 | 211 | 432 |
| Endocarditis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 1 | ... | 6 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 84 | 48 | 37 | 85 |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | 6 | ... | 8 | 15 | 7 | 32 | 45 | 60 | 80 | 42 | 4 | ... | 6 | 293 | 143 | 156 | 299 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 13 | 6 | 19 | |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory Syst'm | 279 | 215 | 28 | 14 | 24 | 52 | 88 | 78 | 117 | 83 | 19 | ... | 494 | 503 | 539 | 458 | 997 |
| Croup | 3 | 17 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Laryngitis | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Bronchitis | 141 | 62 | 6 | ... | 2 | 17 | 37 | 35 | 85 | 63 | 13 | ... | 203 | 258 | 222 | 239 | 461 |
| Pneumonia | 129 | 130 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 37 | 34 | 27 | 15 | 5 | ... | 259 | 191 | 267 | 183 | 450 |
| Pleurisy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Emphysema | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 19 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13 |