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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 D.—continued.
| Cause 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 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | |||||
| III. Dietic Diseases | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | 1 | ... | 8 | 9 | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 |
| Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 22 | 27 | 228 | 277 | 39 | 34 | 302 | 375 | 26 | 21 | 179 | 226 | 18 | 19 | 152 | 189 |
| Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum, of Heart | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Gout | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Rickets | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 1 | 2 | 88 | 91 | ... | ... | 88 | 88 | ... | ... | 57 | 57 | ... | ... | 47 | 47 |
| Gangrene | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | ... | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2; | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | |||
| Tuberclr. Meningitis. Hydrocephalus | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| Phthisis | 8 | 8 | 122 | 138 | 4 | 5 | 181 | 190 | 4 | 7 | 102 | 113 | 2 | 4 | 80 | 86 |
| Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | I | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Anæsmia, Chlorosis, Leucocyt.hæmia | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | l | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| V. Developmental Diseases | 56 | ... | 102 | 158 | 81 | ... | 118 | 199 | 48 | 1 | 61 | 110 | 36 | ... | 54 | 90 |
| Premature Birth | 46 | ... | ... | 46 | 72 | ... | ... | 72 | 41 | ... | ... | 41 | 32 | ... | ... | 32 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Spina Bifida | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cyanosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | 102 | 102 | ... | ... | 118 | 118 | ... | ... | 60 | 60 | ... | ... | 54 | 54 |
| ¥1. Local Diseases. 1.—Diseases of Nervous Systen . | 21 | 16 | 123 | 160 | 26 | 18 | 114 | 1 58 | 22 | 8 | 57 | 87 | 11 | 9 | 64 | 84 |
| Inflammation of Brain or Membran s | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | 49 | 49 | 2 | ... | 52 | 54 | ... | 2 | 23 | 25 | ... | ... | 26 | 26 |
| Softening of Brain | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Hemiplegia | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Insanity, Gent, Paralysis of the Insant | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Convulsions | ... | 3 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 5 | ... | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | ... | 11 |
| Laryngismus Strdulus | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Paraplegia | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ||
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2.—Dis. of Organs of Special Sense | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Ear, Diseases of | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Eyes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System | 8 | 1 | 100 | 109 | 1 | 141 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 99 | ... | 1 | 64 | 65 | |
| Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 1 | ... | 25 | 26 | ... | ... | 29 | 29 | 1 | ... | 21 | 22 | ... | ... | 15 | 15 |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | 7 | 1 | 69 | 77 | 1 | ... | 91 | 92 | ... | 1 | 70 | 71 | ... | 1 | 36 | 37 |
| Aueurism | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
| Other, Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4.—Diseases of^espiratorySystm | 71 | 48 | 141 | 260 | 92 | 81 | 190 | 363 | 44 | 55 | 152 | 251 | 17 | 18 | 104 | 139 |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 40 | 16 | 78 | 134 | 53 | 28 | 192 | 28 | 25 | 97 | 150 | 8 | 11 | 63 | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 30 | 31 | 43 | 104 | 34 | 46 | 61 | 141 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 83 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 38 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | 7 |
| Empshysems | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Asthma | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |