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 | ||||||||||||
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Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | ||
Eczema | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pemphigus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Accidents and Negligence. | |||||||||||||||||
In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
In Vehicular Traffic | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | 1 | 9 | 10 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 29 |
On Railways | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
On Ships, Boats, &c. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
In Building Operations | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | |
By Machinery | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Burns and Scalds | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Surgical Narcosis | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 8 | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 22 |
,, Otherwise | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 |
Falls not specified | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | .. | 1 | 9 | 10 | 45 |
Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Otherwise not Started | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
Homicide | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 |
Suicide. | |||||||||||||||||
By Poison | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 |
By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 |
By Drowning | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 |
By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • |
Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Males | 154 | 96 | 415 | 665 | 108 | 81 | 396 | 585 | 210 | 59 | 396 | 665 | 159 | 60 | 459 | 678 | 2593 |
Females | 117 | 97 | 512 | 726 | 95 | 84 | 387 | 566 | 134 | 49 | 315 | 498 | 106 | 63 | 498 | 667 | 2457 |
TOTAL DEATHS | 271 | 193 | 927 | 1391 | 203 | 165 | 783 | 1151 | 344 | 108 | 711 | 1163 | 265 | 123 | 957 | 1345 | 5050 |