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 | ||||||||
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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 |