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 1897
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |