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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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total for Year. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Uuder 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | ||
| Small Pox- | |||||||||||||||||
| (a) Vaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (b) Unvaccinated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| (c) No Statement | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 14 | 72 | 7 | 93 | 18 | 51 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 9 | .. | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 187 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | 8 | 2 | 10 | .. | 5 | 5 | 10 | .. | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 37 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | .. | 1 | 12 | 13 | .. | .. | 21 | 21 | 1 | .. | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 67 |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 14 | .. | 19 | 74 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 32 |
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 19 |
| Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 85 | 14 | 11 | 110 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 142 |
| Epidemic Enteritis | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 8 | .. | .. | 8 | 71 |
| Other Allied Disease | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | *1 | 1 | .. | *1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tetanus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Anthrax | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cow Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| Gonorrhœa | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Phagedœna | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Pyæmia | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Infective Endocarditis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Other Allied Disease | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Malarial Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rheumatic fever | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Rheumatism of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis od Brain | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 80 |
| Tuberculosis of Larynx | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Phthisis | .. | 6 | 111 | 117 | .. | 4 | 89 | 93 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 92 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 109 | 411 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | .. | 13 | 6 | 5 | .. | 11 | 35 |
| General Tuberculosis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .. | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 32 |
| Other Forms Tuberculosis | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| Other Infective Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Actinomycosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hydatid Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scurvy Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Disease due to Altered Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Acute Alcoholism | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Chronic Alcoholism | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Chronic Industrial Poisonings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Chronic Poisonings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Osteo-arthritis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| Gout | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Cancer | .. | .. | 92 | 92 | .. | .. | 73 | 73 | .. | 1 | 91 | 92 | .. | .. | 106 | 106 | 363 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| Purpura Hæmorrhagica | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hæmophilia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Anæmia | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Lymphadenoma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 47 | .. | .. | 47 | 27 | .. | .. | 27 | 38 | .. | .. | 38 | 32 | .. | .. | 32 | 144 |
| Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Debility at Birth | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 13 | .. | .. | 13 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 30 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 22 |
| Congenital Defects | 13 | .. | .. | 13 | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | 7 | 11 | 1 | .. | 12 | 39 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 |
| Atrophy,debility, Marasmus | 30 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 2 | .. | 27 | 24 | 1 | .. | 25 | 25 | 3 | .. | 28 | 114 |
| * Varicella. | |||||||||||||||||