Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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Table A.—
Deaths in Institutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5. | Over 5. | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20 | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.B. | |||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | .. | I | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Other Diseases, Osscous System | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Eczema | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Pemphigus | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | In Vehicular Traffic | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
On Railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | |
On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
1 | By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
By Weapons and Implements. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
4 | Burns and Scalds | 8 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 10 | 13 | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | |
1 | Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
1 | Surgical Narcosis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Drowning | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 30 | |
Otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |||||
11 | Falls not specified | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 33 | |
Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
1 | Otherwise, not stated | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 5 | ||
7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
2 | By Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
By Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
1 | By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
By other and unspecified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sudden Death, cause not ascer tained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
678 | 272 | 55 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 62 | 194 | 291 | 282 | 257 | 186 | 42 | 950 | 1573 | 205 | 281 | 202 | 333 | 405 | 489 | 608 | .. | .. | 2523 | ||
458 | 266 | 43 | 23 | 47 | 68 | 37 | 196 | 200 | 251 | 237 | 70 | 724 | 1592 | 235 | 294 | 235 | 285 | 391 | 410 | 506 | .. | .. | 2316 | |||
1136 | 538 | 98 | 41 | 81 | 120 | 299 | 390 | 491 | 533 | 77 | 123 | 12 | 1674 | 3165 | 440 | 535 | 137 | 618 | 796 | 899 | 1114 | 2523 | 2316 | 4839 |