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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 to25 | 25to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to55 | 55 to65 | 65 to 75 | 75to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 and upwards. | Under 5 | Over 5 | Males. | Females. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.—Diseases of Digestive System | 117 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 38 | 51 | 36 | 21 | ... | 151 | 229 | 177 | 203 | 380 | ||
| Dentition | 21 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | ... | 18 | 14 | 32 | |
| Eore Throat, Quinsey | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 25 | |
| Enteritis | 65 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 76 | 19 | 48 | 47 | 95 | |
| Gastritis | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Peritonitis | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 24 | 9 | 25 | 34 | |
| Ulceration of Intestines | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 11 | 11 | |
| Structure of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestines | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 30 | |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 72 | 38 | 35 | 73 | |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 5 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ... | 7 | 28 | 13 | 22 | 35 | |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 | ... | 7 | ||
| 6.-Diseases of Lymphatic System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Lymphatics and of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| 7.—Diseases of Glandlike Organs of Uncertain Use | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bronchocele | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Addison's Disease | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8.—Diseases of Urinary System | ... | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 4 | ... | 4 | 145 | 80 | 69 | 149 | ||
| Nephritis | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 50 | 27 | 24 | 51 | |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 64 | 30 | 36 | 66 | |
| Disease of Bladder | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| Disease of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | 6 | |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| 9.—Dis. of Re-productive System A —Of Organs of Generation. | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 | 9 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 26 | 4 | 27 | 31 | |
| Male Organs of Generation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Female Organs of Generation | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | 5 | |
| B.—Of Parturition. Abortion, Miscarriage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Other Accidents of Childbirth | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 16 | |
| 10.—Diseases of Bones and Joints | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 22 | |
| Caries. Necrosis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 6 | 6 | |
| Spine Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 11.—Dis. of Integumentary System | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Phlegmon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cellulitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Other Dis. of Integumentary System | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
| VII. Violence. | 52 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | ... | 69 | 117 | 109 | 77 | 186 | ||
| 1.—Accident or Negligence | 48 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | ... | 65 | 89 | 89 | 65 | 154 | |
| Fracture and Contusion | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | ... | 8 | 66 | 46 | 28 | 74 | |
| Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Burn and Scald | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| Poison | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Drowning | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Suffocation | 39 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 41 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 44 | |
| Otherwise | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2.—Homicide | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Manslaughter | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Murder | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3.—Suicide | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 16 | 10 | 26 | |
| VIII. Deaths from Ill-defined Causes | 259 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 272 | 15 | 165 | 122 | 287 | |
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Hæmorrhage | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Debility | 76 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 78 | ... | 53 | 25 | 78 | |
| Marasmus and Atrophy | 131 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 142 | ... | 75 | 67 | 142 | |
| Inanition | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | ... | 28 | 21 | 49 | |
| Sudden Death | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other causes not specified or ill-defined | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | Males | 746 | 354 | 109 | 118 | 163 | 226 | 272 | 288 | 250 | 156 | 25 | ... | 1100 | 1607 | 2707 | ... | ... |
| Females | 592 | 325 | 98 | 112 | 134 | 248 | 224 | 258 | 335 | 293 | 66 | 3 | 917 | 1771 | ... | 2688 | ... | |