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 B.—
CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total for Year | ||||||||||||
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Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | l to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | ||
Dentition | 6 | 2 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 15 |
Rickets | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 11 |
Old Age, Senile Decay | .. | .. | 44 | 44 | .. | .. | 50 | 50 | .. | .. | 43 | 43 | .. | .. | 59 | b9 | 196 |
Convulsions | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | 8 | 1 | .. | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 31 |
Meningitis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 2 | l5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 48 |
Encephalitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | 43 |
Softening of Brain | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 30 |
Hemiplegia | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 30 |
General Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 22 |
Other forms of Insanity | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 25 |
Chorea | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Cerebral Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Locomotor Ataxy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Paraplegia | .. | .. | 25 | 25 | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | 68 |
.. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 6 | 2 | .. | 9 | 11 | 22 | |
Otitis | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Disease of Nose,Epistaxis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pericarditis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Endocarditis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Hypertrophy of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Angina Pectoris | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Aneurism | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
Senile Gangrene | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 20 |
Phlebitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Varicose Veins | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 156 | 157 | 4 | 2 | 145 | 151 | .. | 2 | 148 | 150 | 1 | 1 | 167 | 169 | 627 | |
Laryngitis | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 9 |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Acute Bronchitis | 25 | 11 | 21 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 6 | .. | 3 | 9 | 34 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 161 |
Chronic Bronchitis | 1 | .. | 106 | 107 | .. | 1 | 57 | 58 | .. | .. | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | 97 | 97 | 288 |
Lobar Pneumonia | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 10 | 11 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 23 |
Lobular pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pneumonia | 44 | 40 | 58 | 142 | 21 | 32 | 47 | 100 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 58 | 108 | 387 |
Emphysema, Asthma | 1 | .. | 10 | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 16 |
Pleurisy. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 19 |
.. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
.. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | |
Diseases of Pharynx | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Diseases of Œsophagus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 22 |
Other Disease of Stomach | 4 | .. | 4 | 8 | 1 | .. | 9 | 10 | 3 | .. | 2 | 5 | 6 | .. | 1 | 7 | 30 |
Enteritis | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 28 | 10 | .. | 38 | 130 |
Appendicitis | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Obstruction of Intestine | 1 | .. | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | .. | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | .. | 6 | 7 | 38 |
Other Disease of Intestine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 46 |
Other Diseases of Liver | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Other Disease, Digestive System | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 13 |
.. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Acute Nephritis | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 31 | 31 | .. | 1 | 24 | 25 | .. | .. | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | 38 | 38 | 120 |
Calculus | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Diseases of Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 17 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Disease of Testis and Penis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diseases of Ovaries | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Diseases of Uterus and Appendages | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Dis. of Vagina and External Genitals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Disease of Breast | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Abortion, Miscarriage | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Puerperal Mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Placenta Prævia | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | |
Puerperal Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |