Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fiftieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan 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.E. | |||||||
Puerperal Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | |
Eczema | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Pemphigus | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
Accidents and Negligence. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | In Vehicular Traffic | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
On Railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 6 | .. | 6 | |
On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 5 |
By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
2 | Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
1 | Surgical Narcosis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
1 | Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
,, Otherwise | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
7 | Falls not specified | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 38 |
Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | Otherwise, not stated | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Homicide | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | ||
Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
By Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
1 | By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Sudden Death, cause not ascer tained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ill-defined and unspecified causes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
634 | 280 | 49 | 18 | 39 | 56 | 158 | 197 | 287 | 306 | 292 | 135 | 47 | 914 | 1584 | 236 | 293 | 233 | 344 | 406 | 469 | 557 | .. | .. | 2498 | ||
Females | 440 | 285 | 35 | 14 | 36 | 57 | 160 | 183 | 240 | 284 | 356 | 261 | 106 | 725 | 1732 | 247 | 297 | 195 | 300 | 431 | 428 | 599 | .. | .. | 2457 | |
665 | TOTAL DEATHS | 1074 | 565 | 84 | 32 | 75 | 113 | 318 | 380 | 527 | 590 | 648 | 396 | 153 | 1639 | 3316 | 483 | 550 | 428 | 644 | 837 | 897 | 1116 | 2498 | 2457 | 4955 |