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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 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 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to5 | Over & | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over5 | |||||
| III.Dietic Diseases | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | 1 | ... | 9 | 10 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 2 | ... | 6 | 8 |
| Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 25 | 20 | 232 | 277 | 43 | 35 | 294 | 372 | 26 | 23 | 211 | 260 | 12 | 16 | 147 | 175 |
| Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum, of Heart | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gout | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Rickets | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | ... | 8 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | 92 | 92 | ... | 1 | 94 | 95 | ... | ... | 69 | 69 | ... | ... | 48 | 48 |
| Gangrene | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 10 | l | 1 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Tuberclr,Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 7 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| Phthisis | 3 | 4 | 113 | 120 | 7 | 11 | 166 | 184 | 1 | 120 | 123 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 93 | |
| Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Purpura, Hajmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythfemia | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| V Developmental Diseases | 51 | ... | 68 | 119 | 82 | ... | 96 | 178 | 46 | 1 | 64 | 111 | 34 | ... | 50 | 84 |
| Premature Birth | 41 | ... | ... | 41 | 65 | ... | ... | 65 | 38 | ... | ... | 38 | 30 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | |
| Spina Bifida | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cyanosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Old Age | ... | ... | 68 | 68 | ... | ... | 96 | 96 | ... | ... | 64 | 64 | ... | ... | 50 | 50 |
| VI Local Diseases | ||||||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous Systen . | 32 | 8 | 123 | 163 | 36 | 12 | 95 | 14 3 | 19 | 4 | 86 | 109 | 15 | 10 | 78 | 103 |
| Inflammation of Brain or Meinbrani s | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |
| Apoplexy | ... | 1 | 42 | 43 | ... | 1 | 37 | 38 | ... | ... | 23 | 28 | ... | ... | 32 | 32 |
| Softening of Brain | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Hemiplegia | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Jnsanity.Genl.Paralysisof the lnsan | ... | ... | 27 | 27 | ... | ... | 17 | 1/ | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Convulsions | 20 | ... | 22 | 20 | 4 | ... | 24 | 9 | 1 | ... | 10 | 11 | 3 | ... | 14 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 5 | 1 | ... | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paraplegia | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| 2.—Dis. of Organs of Special Sense | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | 6 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ear, Diseases of | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | 6 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Eyes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System | ... | ... | 135 | 135 | 6 | 2 | 154 | 162 | 2 | ... | 97 | 99 | 2 | ... | 80 | 82 |
| Endocarditis | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 35 | 35 | ... | ... | 30 | 30 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | ... | ... | 88 | 88 | 6 | 2 | 106 | 114 | ... | 69 | 71 | 2 | ... | 55 | 57 | |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 6 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory Syst'm | 65 | 57 | 155 | 277 | 89 | 75 | 192 | 356 | 41 | 46 | 119 | 206 | 25 | 21 | 90 | 136 |
| Croup | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 34 | 10 | 85 | 138 | 55 | 27 | 116 | 198 | 27 | 17 | 80 | 124 | 13 | 6 | 54 | 73 |
| Pneumonia | 29 | 31 | 57 | 117 | 31 | 41 | 64 | 136 | 14 | 27 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 47 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Emphysema | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |