Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Table B.—Continued
| DISEASES. | 1st Quarter | Total. | 2nd Quarter. | Total. | 3rd Quarter. | Total. | 4th Quarter | Total. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Pemphigus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| In Vehicular Traffic | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 2 | 12 | 14 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| On Railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| On Ships, Boats, &c. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| In Building Operations | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| By machinery | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| By weapons and Implements | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Burns and Scalds | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 23 |
| Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Surgical Narcosis | .. | .1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 9 | .. | .. | 9 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | 8 | 27 |
| ,, Otherwise | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| falls not specified | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .. | 8 | 9 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Otherwise, not stated | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| By Poison | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| By Asphyxia | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| By Drowning | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| By Shooting | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | |
| By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |