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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 1902

Forty-seventh annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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[1902
Table B.—Continued.
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
Eczema
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Pemphigus
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
2
Other Diseases, Integumentary System
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
2
1
..
..
1
..
..
1
1
4
Accidents and Negligence.
In Mines and Quarries
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
In Vehicular Traffic
..
..
5
5
..
1
4
5
..
1
6
7
..
1
4
5
22
On Railways
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
3
3
5
On Ships, Boats, &c. (not drowning)
In Building Operations
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
By Machinery
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
By Weapons and lmplemets
..
..
..
3
3
..
..
..
..
1..
..
..
1
4
Burns and Scalds
..
4
2
6
1
2
2
5
..
2
2
7
..
5
..
5
23
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours
..
..
2
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
2
..
..
1
1
5
Surgical Narcosis
..
..
2
2
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
4
Effects of Electric Shock
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Corrosions by Chemicals
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Drowning
..
..
2
2
..
..
3
3
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
6
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed
22
..
..
22
6
..
..
6
6
..
..
6
12
..
..
12
46
„ Otherwise
3
..
2
5
1
..
..
1
..
1
..
1
1
..
3
4
11
Falla not specified
..
..
10
10
..
..
14
14
..
2
11
13
1
..
5
6
43
Weather Agenices
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Otherwise, not stated
..
..
1
1
..
1
2
3
3
3
1
..
2
3
10
Homicide
2
..
1
3
2
..
1
3
1
..
..
1
2
..
..
2
9
Suicide.
By Poison
..
..
2
2
..
..
6
6
..
..
3
3
..
..
1
1
12
By Asphusia
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
By Hanging and Strangulation
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
3
..
..
5
5
..
..
4
4
12
By Drowning
..
..
1
1
..
..
4
4
..
..
1
1
..
..
1
1
7
By Drowning
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
..
..
2
2
..
..
..
..
3
By Shoting
..
..
2
2
..
..
2
2
..
..
2
2
..
..
3
3
9
By Precipitation from Elevated Places
..
..
1
1
..
..
1
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
By Crushing
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
3
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
3
By other and unspecified methods
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
1
1
Execution
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
2
2
Sudden Death, cause not ascertained
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Ill-defined and unspecified causes
..
..
2
2
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
2
..
..
..
..
4
Males
167
92
559
818
139
65
431
635
191
62
382
635
187
102
463
752
2840
Females
144
125
709
978
97
71
417
585
125
57
332
514
169
113
436
718
2795
TOTAL DEATHS
311
217
1268
1795
236
136
848
1220
316
119
714
1149
356
215
899
1470
5635