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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1909]
local government board return—TABLE IV,
Causes of Death | Deaths of Residents at subjoined Ages, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths of Residents (at all Ages) belonging to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District, whether Residents or Non-residents. | |||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway | Tcllington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | South-East Islington. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | ||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Measles | 197 | 31 | 156 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 68 | 54 | |
Scarlet Fever | 25 | 1 | 19 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | |
Whooping Cough | 86 | 36 | 48 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 26 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 31 | 1 | 23 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Enteric | 12 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
Other contin ued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 70 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 31 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 12 | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 67 | 46 | 12 | 1 | .. | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | ||
Enteritis | 54 | 26 | 11 | .. | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | .. | 3 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 15 | |
Gastritis | 39 | 23 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
Puerperal Fever | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | • • | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Erysipelas | 12 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 424 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 333 | 24 | 39 | 56 | 32 | 50 | 57 | 81 | 109 | 268 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 158 | 45 | 71 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 51 | 31 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 353 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 212 | 135 | 44 | 36 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 148 | |
Bronchitis | 534 | 55 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 167 | 289 | 48 | 55 | 47 | 60 | 94 | 89 | 141 | 174 | |
Pneumonia | 476 | 106 | 101 | 10 | 13 | 161 | 85 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 71 | 84 | 82 | 116 | 105 | |
Pleurisy | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 48 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | 32 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 27 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 59 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 13 | |
Venereal Diseases | 15 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 5 | .. | 5 | |
Premature Birth | 137 | 136 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 40 | 3 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 20 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
Heart Diseases | 661 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 294 | 305 | 53 | 81 | 5o | 69 | 122 | 114 | 172 | 159 | |
Accidents | 147 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 47 | |
Suicides | 42 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 15 | |
Homicides | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | |
All other causes | 1211 | 261 | 53 | 43 | 29 | 367 | 458 | 122 | 156 | 126 | 139 | 189 | 223 | 256 | 491 | |
All causes | 4918 | 841 | 560 | 140 | 144 | 1825 | 1408 | 440 | 558 | 430 | 617 | 793 | 872 | 1208 | 1673 |