Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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| Ill-defined Fevers | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Old Age | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Meningitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Bronchitis | 16 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 46 |
| Pneumonia | 13 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | 57 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Emphysema | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| All Secondary Causes | 38 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | .. | .. | 23 | 2 | .. | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 1 | .. | 140 |
| No Secondary Causes | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | .. | .. | 23 | 2 | .. | 2 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 1 | .. | 149 |