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.—C
| 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Pemphigus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Accidents and Negligence. | |||||||||||||||||
| In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| In Vehicular Traffic | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| On Railways | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| On Ships, Boats, &c. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burns and Scalds | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Surgical Narcosis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 8 | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 14 |
| „ Otherwise | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 10 |
| Falls not specified | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | .. | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 38 |
| Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Otherwise, not stated | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
| Homicide | .. | .. | l | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Suicide. | |||||||||||||||||
| By Poison | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| By Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Males | 132 | 60 | 434 | 626 | 148 | 76 | 384 | 608 | 179 | 52 | 311 | 542 | 175 | 92 | 455 | 722 | 2498 |
| Females | 94 | 63 | 533 | 690 | 102 | 63 | 405 | 970 | 139 | 63 | 332 | 534 | 105 | 96 | 462 | 663 | 2457 |
| TOTAL DEATHS | 226 | 123 | 967 | 1316 | 250 | 139 | 789 | 1178 | 318 | 115 | 643 | 1076 | 280 | 188 | 917 | 1385 | 4955 |