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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| Cause of Death. | 1st Quarter. | total | 2nd Quarter. | Total | 3rd Quarter. | Total | 4th Quarter. | Total | Total for Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onder 1 | 1 to 5 | Dver 5 | Un der 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | ||||||
| III. Dietic Diseases | 1 | ... | 9 | 10 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | 1 | ... | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ..... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| IV. Constitutional Diseases | 24 | 29 | 207 | 280 | 14 | 29 | 205 | 248 | 47 | 27 | 209 | 283 | 20 | 18 | 240 | 279 | 1067 |
| Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum, of Heart | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Gout | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Rickets | 2 | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Diseases | 1 | ... | b4 | 65 | ... | 1 | 59 | 60 | ... | 1 | 94 | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 63 | 233 |
| Gangrene | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 4 | ... | 10 | 8 | 5 | ... | 13 | 22 | 4 | ... | ... | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 65 |
| Tuberelr Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 12 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 1 | ... | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 87 |
| Phthisis | 2 | 10 | 121 | 133 | 2 | 7 | 119 | 128 | 11 | 5 | 98 | 114 | 3 | 2 | 147 | 152 | 527 |
| Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Purpura, Hemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | i | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythænua | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | l | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| V. Developmental Diseases | 48 | ... | 89 | 137 | 60 | ... | 82 | 144 | 65 | 1 | 71 | 137 | 48 | ... | 93 | 141 | 557 |
| Premature Birth | 40 | ... | ... | 40 | 53 | ... | ... | 63 | 58 | ... | ... | 53 | 0 | ... | ... | 40 | 191 |
| Atelectasis | i | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | 14 |
| Spina Bifida | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | i | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Cyanosis | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | |
| Old Age | ... | ... | 83 | 83 | ... | ... | 82 | 82 | ... | ... | 71 | 71 | ... | ... | 93 | 93 | 334 |
| VI. Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1—Diseases of Nervous System | 23 | 10 | 102 | 141 | 18 | 15 | 83 | 116 | 25 | 8 | 87 | 120 | 14 | 12 | 86 | 112 | 489 |
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 10 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 69 |
| Apoplexy | ... | ... | 40 | 40 | 1 | ... | 40 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 32 | ... | l | 40 | 41 | 154 |
| Softening of Brain | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 34 |
| Hemiplegia | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Insanity,Genl.Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 62 |
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 23| |
| Convulsions | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 3 | ... | 15 | 17 | 1 | ... | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 60 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus" | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 |
| Paralysis Agitaus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paraplegia | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2. -Dis. of Organsof Special Sense | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| Ear, Diseases of | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| Eyes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System | 1 | 106 | 108 | 5 | ... | 95 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 99 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 108 | 415 | |
| Endocarditis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 1 | ... | 3O | 31 | ... | ... | 19 | 19 | 1 | ... | 17 | 18 | ... | ... | 24 | 24 | 92 |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | ... | 1 | 67 | 68 | 5 | ... | 61 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 69 | 277 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory Syst'm | 89 | 91 | 281 | 481 | 38 | 38 | 107 | 183 | 39 | 30 | 63 | 132 | 58 | 43 | 130 | 237 | 1013 |
| Croup | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Laryngitis | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 52 | 31 | 19b | 282 | 22 | 17 | 52 | 91 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 52 | 35 | 20 | 78 | 133 | 558 |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 50 | 28 | 147 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 64 | 21 | 40 | 83 | 336 | ||
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| Emphysema | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Asthma | ... | ... | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 10 |