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 1898
Forty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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Table C.—Continued.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 | i to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 55 to 15 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 85 and upwards. | Under 5 | Over 5 | Males. | Females | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III. Dietic Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 15 | 20 | 35 | ||
| Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 3 | 3 | ||
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 15 | 32 | |
| V. Constitutional Diseases | 105 | 101 | 41 | 86 | 128 | 161 | 168 | 136 | 95 | 42 | 4 | ... | 206 | 861 | 560 | 1067 | |
| Rheumatic Fever, $ Rhem, of Heart. | ... | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 22 | |
| Rheumatism. | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Rickets. | 4 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 8 | 19 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 67 | 70 | 66 | 32 | 4 | ... | 3 | 280 | 106 | 177 | 283 |
| Gangrene | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 48 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 65 |
| Tuberelr Meningitis, Hudrocephalus | 29 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ...... | 63 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis | 18 | 24 | 18 | 70 | 110 | 126 | 87 | 53 | 19 | ... | ... | 42 | 485 | 322 | 205 | 527 | |
| Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis | 2 | 2 | 1 | I | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Purpura, Haemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucoxythaemia | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 221 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 80 | 175 | 66 | ... | 222 | 335 | 243 | 314 | 557 | |
| Premature Birth | 191 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 191 | ... | 106 | 85 | 191 |
| Atelectasis | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Spina Bifida | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Cyanosis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 80 | 175 | 66 | ... | ... | 334 | 117 | 217 | 334 |
| VI Local Diseases, | |||||||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of Nervous System . | 80 | 51 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 64 | 75 | 70 | 48 | 8 | ... | 131 | 358 | 259 | 230 | 489 |
| Inflammat ion of Brain or Membranes | 25 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 56 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 69 |
| Apoplexy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 80 | 36 | 39 | 15 | 3 | ... | 4 | 150 | 69 | 85 | 154 |
| Softening of Brain | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| Hemiplegia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 19 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the insane | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | 62 | 37 | 25 | 62 | |
| Epilepsv | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 23 | |||
| Convulsions | 46 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 60 |
| Larvngismus stridus | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ...... | ... | 4 | 8 |
| Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | X | |
| Paraplegia | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| Diseases of spinal Cord | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2. Dis of Organs of Special Sense | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Ear, diseases of | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Eyes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3.-Diseases of Circulatory System | 10 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 53 | 64 | 82 | 86 | 43 | 6 | ... | 14 | 401 | 200 | 215 | 415 | |
| Endocarditis | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| valvular Diseases of Heart | 2 | ... | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 13 | ... | ... | 3 | 89 | 37 | ... | 92 | |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 44 | ft 3 | 66 | 84 | 6 | ... | 11 | 266 | 133 | 144 | 277 |
| Auerism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | I | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 5 | |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory Syst'm | 224 | 202 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 59 | 82 | 136 | 147 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 426 | 587 | 521 | 492 | 1013 |
| Croup | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 15 | |
| Bronchitis | 129 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 3 | »8 | 34 | 93 | 108 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 209 | 349 | 258 | 300 | 558 |
| Pneumonia | 87 | 109 | 6 | 10 | 23 | ?6 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 1 | ... | 196 | 170 | 205 | 161 | 3b6 |
| Pleurisy | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Emphysema | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 ! | 3 | 5 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 |