Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fifty-first 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | ||
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||
Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Eczema | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pemphigus | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Accidents and Negligence. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 | In Vehicular Traffic | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 29 |
On Railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | |
On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 | .. | 9 |
By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
1 | By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
10 | Burns and Scalds | 4 | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 9 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
1 | Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Surgical Narcosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Drowning | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed____ | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | |
„ Otherwise | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
8 | Falls not specified | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 4 | .. | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 45 |
Weather Agencies | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
1 | Otherwise, not stated | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Homicide | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 11 | .. | 11 | |
By Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 4 | |
By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | 6 | |
By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Males | 631 | 296 | 51 | 18 | 39 | 57 | 154 | 186 | 295 | 312 | 319 | 194 | 41 | 927 | 1666 | 197 | 279 | 232 | 398 | 371 | 510 | 606 | .. | .. | 2593 | |
Females | 452 | 293 | 46 | 26 | 21 | 50 | 119 | 191 | 233 | 299 | 335 | 296 | 96 | 745 | 1712 | 235 | 263 | 193 | 323 | 408 | 457 | 578 | .. | .. | 2457 | |
650 | TOTAL DEATHS | 1083 | 589 | 97 | 44 | 60 | 107 | 273 | 377 | 528 | 611 | 654 | 490 | 137 | 1672 | 3378 | 432 | 542 | 425 | 721 | 779 | 967 | 1184 | 2593 | 2457 | 5050 |