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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 E.—Continued.
| Causes of Death. | 1st Quarter. | Total | 2nd Quarter. | Total | 3rd Quarter. | Total | 4th Quarter. | Total | Tota for Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Un-Jder 1 | 1 to5 | Over 5 | Uu-der 1 | 1 to5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to5 | Over 5 | ||||||
| Diseases of Digestive System | 21 | 5 | 54 | 80 | 17 | 8 | 55 | 80 | 00 | 12 | 70 | 142 | 19 | 9 | 50 | 78 | 380 |
| Dentition | 5 | 3 | ... | 8 | 6 | 1 | ... | 7 | 5 | 4 | ... | 9 | 5 | 3 | ... | 8 | 32 |
| Sore Throat. Quinsey | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 3 | ... | 6 | 9 | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| Enteritis | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 95 |
| Sastritis | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| Peritonitis | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ... | 8 | 10 | 3 | ... | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Ulceration of Intestines | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Hernia | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Stricture of Intestines | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestines | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | i | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 1 | 15 | 16 | ... | ... | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | 73 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 3 | ... | 11 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 35 | |
| Oth«r Diseases of Digestive System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 -Diseases of Lymphatic System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Lymphatics and of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| 7.—Diseases of Glandlike Organs of Uncertain Use | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Broncliocele................................... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Addison's Disease........................ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 8.—Diseases of Urinary System | 1 | 41 | 42 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 149 | ||||||
| Nephritis..................................... | 16 | 16 | 1 | 8 | y | 10 | 1U | 16 | lb | 51 | |||||||
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria........ | 16 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 66 | |||||||
| b | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | lb | ||||||||
| Disease of Prostate ................. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Other Diseases of the.Urinary System | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 11 | ||||||
| Dis. of .Re-productive System A — Of Organs of Generation. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 31 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Female Urgans of Generation......... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| B.—Of Parturition. | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| i | i | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Placenta Praevia, Flooding ....... . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| Other Accidents ot Childbirth......... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Spine Diseases .......................... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 11.—Bis. of IntegumentarySystem | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | |||||||
| Carbuncle...................................... | |||||||||||||||||
| ••• | n | ||||||||||||||||
| ... | |||||||||||||||||
| Other Dis. of Integumentary System | i | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
| VII. Violence. | 15 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 32 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 35 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 180 |
| 1.—Accident or Negligence......... | 13 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 38 | id | 0 | 21 | 40 | 154 |
| 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Gunshot Wounds.......................... | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Cut, Stab..................................... | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | i | 5 | ... | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | i | 3 | |||||||||||
| I | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 44 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Manslaughter................................. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |||||||||
| 01 | 2 | 3 | 00 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 00 | 74 | 8 | 8 | 90 | 05 | 05 | 287 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 29 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 31 | 49 | V | 56 | 34 | 34 | 142 | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 49 | |||||||||
| Sudden Death ........................... | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Othercausesnotspecified or ill-defined | |||||||||||||||||