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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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1st Quarter. | Total. | 2nd Quarter | Total. | 3rd Quarter. | Total. | 4th Quarter- | Total | Total for Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | ||||||
| Dentition | 6 | 4 | .. | 10 | 5 | 3 | .. | 8 | 2 | 7 | .. | 9 | b | .. | 33 | ||
| Rickets | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 9 |
| Old Age, Senile Decay | .. | .. | 42 | 42 | .. | .. | 49 | 49 | .. | .. | 36 | .. | .. | 52 | 179 | ||
| Convulsions | 18 | .. | 19 | 14 | .. | .. | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | .. | 55 | |||
| Meningitis | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 41 | |
| Encephalitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | |||||||
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | 22 | |
| Hemiplegia | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 32 | |
| General Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 28 | |
| Other forms of Insanity | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cerebral Tumour | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Locomotor Ataxy | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Paraplegia | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 34 |
| .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 22 | ||||||
| Otitis | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | l5 | |
| Disease of Nose, Epistaxis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Eye | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Endocarditis | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Angina Pectoris | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Senile Gangrene | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 23 | ||||||
| Phlebitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Varicose Veins | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| 1 | 2 | 128 | 131 | 4 | .. | 141 | 145 | 4 | 1 | 110 | l15 | 2 | 1 | 142 | 533 | ||
| Laryngitis | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 10 |
| Croup | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| Acute Bronchitis | 19 | 29 | 74 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 183 | ||||
| Chronic Bronchitis | .. | 2 | 108 | 110 | .. | 49 | 50 | .. | .. | 32 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 72 | 78 | 270 | |
| Lobar Pneumonia | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Lobular Pueumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 30 | 34 | 44 | 108 | 23 | 23 | 43 | 89 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 50 | 42 | 18 | 32 | 92 | 339 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
| .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Diseases of Pharynx | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Diseases of Œsophagus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 1 | .. | 8 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| Other Diseases of Stomach | .. | 3 | 9 | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | .. | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 36 | |
| Enteritis | 14 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Appendicitis | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| Obstruction of Intestine | 5 | .. | 2 | 7 | 3 | .. | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | 32 |
| Other Diseases of Intestine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 7 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| Peritonitis. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Acute Nephritis | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | ||
| Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 22 | 22 | .. | .. | 28 | 28 | .. | .. | 29 | 29 | .. | 1 | 24 | 25 | 104 |
| Calculus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Diseases of Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |||
| .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Diseases of Testis and Penis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diseases of Ovaries | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Diseases'of Uterus and Appendages | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Dis. of Vagina and External Genitals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diseases of Breast | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Abortion, Miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Puerperal Mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 |
| .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | ||
| Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |