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 D.—continued.
| Causes of Death. | Upper Holloway. | Total | Islington, South West. | Total | Islington, South East. | Total | Highbury. | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 5 | 1 to 5 | Over5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | |||||
| III. Dietic Diseases | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | 16 | 18 | 1 | ... | 7 | 8 | 3 | ... | 6 | 9 |
| Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 29 | 31 | 215 | 275 | 46 | 36 | 314 | 896 | 31 | 29 | 197 | 257 | 13 | 17 | 164 | 194 |
| Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum. of Heart | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Gout | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Rickets | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | 1 | 80 | 81 | ... | ... | 86 | 86 | ... | ... | 58 | 58 | ... | ... | 66 | 66 |
| Gangrene | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 7 | ... | 27 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Tuberclr. Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 9 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| Phthisis | 1 | 9 | 113 | 123 | 9 | 11 | 184 | 204 | 6 | 7 | 112 | 125 | 1 | 5 | 72 | 78 |
| Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis | 4 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| V. Developmental Diseases | 41 | 1 | 59 | 101 | 77 | ... | 83 | 160 | 42 | ... | 37 | 79 | 49 | ... | 41 | 90 |
| Premature Birth | 32 | ... | ... | 32 | 66 | ... | ... | 66 | 33 | ... | ... | 33 | 38 | ... | ... | 38 |
| Atelectasis | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 8 |
| Spina Bifida | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cyanosis | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | 59 | 59 | ... | ... | 83 | 83 | ... | ... | 37 | 37 | ... | ... | 41 | 41 |
| VI. Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous System | 24 | 17 | 161 | 202 | 42 | 23 | 154 | 219 | 18 | 11 | 87 | 116 | 25 | 4 | 70 | 99 |
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | 47 | 47 | 1 | ... | 57 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 28 | ... | ... | 36 | 36 |
| Softening of Brain | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
| Hemiplegia | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Insanity,Genl.Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | 39 | 39 | ... | ... | 26 | 26 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
| Convulsions | 18 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 1 | ... | 26 | 14 | 4 | ... | 18 | 17 | 1 | ... | 18 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Paraplegia | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | 1 | ... | 23 | 24 | ... | 1 | 23 | 24 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| 2.—Dis. of Organs of Special Sense | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ear, Diseases of | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Eyes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nose | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System | 1 | 1 | 185 | 137 | 1 | ... | 128 | 129 | 4 | ... | 84 | 88 | 4 | ... | 74 | 78 |
| Endocarditis | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | 23 | 23 | ... | ... | 21 | 21 | 1 | ... | 16 | 17 |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | ... | ... | 97 | 97 | 1 | ... | 91 | 92 | 4 | ... | 55 | 59 | 1 | ... | 50 | 51 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory Syst'm | 72 | 67 | 125 | 264 | 124 | 79 | 177 | 380 | 46 | 46 | 100 | 192 | 37 | 23 | 101 | 161 |
| Croup | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 32 | 15 | 52 | 99 | 62 | 21 | 93 | 176 | 29 | 19 | 58 | 106 | 18 | 7 | 55 | 80 |
| Pneumonia | 37 | 46 | 56 | 139 | 58 | 48 | 69 | 175 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 71 | 17 | 13 | 35 | 65 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Emphysema | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |