Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Deaths in I Institutions within Borough | DISEASES. | Table A.—Continued. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | AGES. | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 | 85 | Under 5. | Over 5. | DISTRICTS. | S.E. | Males. | ||||||||||
20- | 25- | 35- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B | |||||||||||||||||
Puerperal Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Other Diseases, Osseous System | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | ||
Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
Eczema | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Pemphigus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||
.. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |||
Accidents and Negligence. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
15 | In Vehicular Traffic | .. | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | .. | 3 | 45 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 37 | ||
On Railways | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 | |||
On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | ||
1 | In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 6 | |
By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | ||
1 | By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
5 | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
Surgical Narcosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Surgical Narcosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Drowning | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 5 | 11 | |||||||
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |||||
,, Otherwise | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | b | ||||||
16 | Falls not specified | .. | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 2 | .. | 8 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||
Weather Agencies | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Otherwise, not stated | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | b | ||||||||||
1 | Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
1 | Warfare (wounds) | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1U | |||
Suicide. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | By Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
By Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | |||||||
By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
2 | By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Males | 460 | 337 | 87 | 43 | 54 | 45 | 149 | 241 | 332 | 376 | 431 | 251 | 53 | 797 | 2068 | 223 | 362 | 298 | 373 | 469 | 530 | 610 | .. | ||
Females | 345 | 294 | 50 | 37 | 56 | 51 | 112 | 198 | 252 | 324 | 441 | 393 | 128 | 639 | 2042 | 247 | 343 | 242 | 316 | 408 | 472 | 653 | .. | ||
1050 | 808 | 631 | 137 | 80 | 110 | 96 | 261 | 439 | 584 | 700 | 875 | 647 | 181 | 1436 | 4110 | 470 | 705 | 540 | 689 | 877 | 1002 | 1263 | 286 | 268 |