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 B.—
| 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 | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 18 |
| Rickets | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 11 |
| Old Age, Senile Decay | .. | .. | 54 | 54 | .. | .. | 46 | 46 | .. | .. | 48 | 48 | .. | .. | 60 | 60 | 208 |
| Convulsions | 10 | 1 | .. | 11 | 10 | .. | .. | 10 | 7 | 1 | .. | 8 | 11 | .. | .. | 11 | 40 |
| Meningitis | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | .. | 13 | 3 | 4 | .. | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 42 |
| Encephalitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 41 | |
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Hemiplegia | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 36 | ||
| General Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Other forms of Insanity | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cerebral Tumour | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Locomotor Ataxy | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Paraplegia | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | 16 | 16 | 41 |
| .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Otitis | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 21 |
| Disease of Nose, Epistaxis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Disease of Eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Endocarditis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Angina Pectoris | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Senile Gangrene | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | 25 |
| Phlebitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Varicoses Veins | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 | 135 | 136 | 2 | 161 | 164 | 3 | 1 | 112 | 116 | .. | 140 | 140 | 556 | ||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| Acute Bronchitis | 17 | 15 | 26 | 58 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 25 | 78 | 175 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 2 | .. | 129 | 131 | .. | .. | 61 | 61 | 1 | .. | 35 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 116 | 344 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | 25 |
| Lobular Pneumonia | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 28 | 23 | 73 | 124 | 27 | 40 | 41 | 108 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 37 | 42 | 48 | 127 | 398 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | 1 | .. | 11 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | 27 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| Diseases of Pharynx | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Diseases of Œsophagus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| Other Diseases of Stomach | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 31 |
| Enteritis | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 78 |
| Appendicitis | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | 1 | .. | 7 | 8 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| Obstruction of Intestine | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 43 |
| Other Diseases of Intestine | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 1 | .. | 12 | 13 | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | 47 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 11 | |
| .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Acute Nephritis | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 34 | 34 | .. | .. | 33 | 33 | .. | .. | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | 28 | 28 | 116 |
| Calculus | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diseases of Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | |||
| Diseases of Testis and Penis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diseases of Ovaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Diseases of Uterus and Appendages | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Dis. of Vagina and External Genitals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | 1 | 1 |
| Diseases of Breast | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Abortion, Miscarriage | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Puerperal Mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
| Arthritis, Ostitis. Periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |