Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-second 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 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25to35 | 35to 45 | 45to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 and upwards. | Under5 | Over 5 | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
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III. Dietic Diseases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
IV. Constitutional Diseases | 106 | 94 | 41 | 99 | 110 | 198 | 177 | 130 | 94 | 32 | 3 | ... | 200 | 884 | 599 | 485 | 1084 |
Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum. of Heart | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Gout | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Rickets | 6 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 71 | 79 | 67 | 25 | 2 | ... | 1 | 303 | 112 | 192 | 304 |
Gangrene | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 55 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 67 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 71 |
Tuberclr, Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 23 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 65 | 17 | 52 | 30 | 82 |
Phthisis | 15 | 24 | 20 | 71 | 90 | 154 | 97 | 37 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 39 | 481 | 329 | 191 | 520 |
Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis. | 5 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 |
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Other Constitutional Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
V. Developmental Diseases | 213 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 62 | 163 | 43 | 3 | 214 | 278 | 209 | 283 | 492 |
Premature Birth | 174 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 174 | ... | 93 | 81 | 174 |
Atelectasis | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Spina Bifida | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Cyanosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Congenital Malformations | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 14 | 6 | 20 |
Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 62 | 163 | 43 | 3 | ... | 278 | 91 | 187 | 278 |
VI. Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
1.-Diseases of Nervous System . | 102 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 61 | 76 | 82 | 65 | 6 | ... | 136 | 382 | 266 | 252 | 518 |
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 31 | 41 | 39 | 80 |
Apoplexy | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 43 | 30 | 3 | ... | 2 | 139 | 66 | 75 | 141 |
Softening of Brain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
Hemiplegia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 20 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 71 | 35 | 36 | 71 |
Epilepsy | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
Convulsions | 60 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 68 | 2 | 37 | 33 | 70 |
Laryngismus Stridulus | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Paraplegia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 25 | 24 | 49 |
Diseases of Spinal Cord | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
2.—Dis. of Organs of Special Sense | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
Ear. Diseases of | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
Eyes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Nose | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
3. —Diseases of Circulatory System | 10 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 41 | 62 | 66 | 91 | 102 | 48 | 8 | ... | 12 | 466 | 220 | 258 | 478 |
Endocarditis | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 96 | 47 | 49 | 96 |
Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
Other Diseases of the Heart | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 61 | ... | 78 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 318 | 144 | 186 | 330 |
Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
4.—Diseases of Respiratory Syst'm | 220 | 199 | 23 | 19 | 29 | 49 | 78 | 112 | 138 | 89 | 19 | ... | 419 | 556 | 465 | 510 | 975 |
Croup | 1 | 13 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
Laryngitis | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
Bronchitis | 129 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 80 | 106 | 77 | 17 | ... | 198 | 335 | 236 | 297 | 533 |
Pneumonia | 86 | 106 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 2 | ... | 192 | 171 | 188 | 175 | 363 |
Pleurisy | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
Emphysema | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Asthma | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |