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.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 | 1to5 | 5to15 | 15 to25 | 25 to 35 | 35to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 and up-wards. | Under5 | Over 5 | Males. | Females. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.—Diseases of Digestive System | 115 | 43 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 14 | 2 | ... | 158 | 222 | 191 | 189 | 380 | |
| Dentition | 25 | l6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | ... | 18 | 23 | 41 | |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 6 | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 38 | |
| Enteritis | 62 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 75 | 14 | 51 | 38 | 89 | |
| Gaitritis | 10 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 23 | |
| Peritonitis | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 26 | 10 | 21 | 31 | |
| Ulceration of Intestines | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| Stricture of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestines | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 28 | |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | 20 | l5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57 | 34 | 23 | 57 | |
| Other Diseases of Liver | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 29 | |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| 6.-Diseases of Lymphatic System | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Lymphatics and of Spleen | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 7.—Diseases of Glandlike Organs of Uncertain Use | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Bronchocele | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Addison's Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| 8.—Diseases of Urinary System | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 14 | ... | ... | 4 | 136 | 77 | 63 | 140 | |
| Nephritis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 43 | 25 | 20 | 45 | |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 54 | 25 | 30 | 55 | |
| Disease of Bladder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 10 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 16 | 4 | 20 | |
| Disease of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| 9.—Dis. of Re-productive System A —Of Organs of Generation. | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 37 | ... | 37 | 37 | |
| Male Organs of Generation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Female Organs of Generation | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 16 | 16 | |
| B.—Of Parturition. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abortion, Miscarriage | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Puerperal Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 4 | |
| Other Accidents of Childbirth | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 13 | 13 | |
| 10.—Diseases of Bones and Joints | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 33 | |
| Caries, Necrosis | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 14 | ||
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Spine Diseases | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11.—Dis. of Integumentary System | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 26 | |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phlegmon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cellulitis | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Other Dis. of Integumentary System | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | |
| VII. Violence. | 59 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 6 | ... | ... | 80 | 126 | 130 | 76 | 206 | |
| 1.—Accident or Negligence | 56 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | 77 | 97 | 105 | 69 | 174 | |
| Fracture and Contusion | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 67 | 56 | 24 | 80 | |
| Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Burn and Scald | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 24 | |
| Poison | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Drowning | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 4 | |
| Suffocation | 51 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 58 | |
| Otherwise | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | l | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2.—Homicide | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Manslaughter | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Murder | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3.—Suicide | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 24 | 4 | 28 | |
| VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined Causes | 243 | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 263 | 4 | 154 | 113 | 267 | |
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ] | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Hæmorrhage | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Debility | 68 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 | ... | 39 | 31 | 70 | |
| Marasmus and Atrophy | 114 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 125 | 1 | 72 | 54 | 126 | |
| Inanition | 60 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64 | ... | 39 | 25 | 64 | |
| Sudden Death | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Other causes not specified or ill-defined | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | Males | 846 | 515 | 144 | 122 | 147 | 243 | 306 | 242 | 304 | 161 | 29 | ... | 1361 | 1698 | 3059 | ... | ... |
| Females | 644 | 493 | 133 | 106 | 143 | 222 | 258 | 251 | 287 | 224 | 62 | 2 | 1137 | 1688 | ... | 2825 | ... | |