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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Table B.—Continusd
| DISEASES. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | Total. | 4th Quarter | Total. | Total for Year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | ||||
| Dentition | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 10 |
| Rickets | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 7 |
| Old Age Senile Decay | .. | .. | 130 | 130 | .. | .. | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | 56 | 56 | .. | .. | 82 | 82 | 368 |
| Convulsions | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | 6 | 17 |
| Meningitis | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 32 |
| Encephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | 39 | 41 | .. | .. | 39 | 39 | .. | .. | 3 5 | 35 | .. | .. | 39 | 39 | 154 |
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
| Hemiplegia | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| General Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | 19 |
| Other forms of Insanity | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 11 | 11 | 23 |
| Chorea | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cerebral Tumour | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Paraplegia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Paraplegia | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | .. | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1 | .. | 8 | 9 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 47 |
| Other forms Brain Diseases | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | '2 | 6 |
| Otitis | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Disease of Nose, Epitaxies | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Disease of Eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Pericarditis | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Endocarditis | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 19 |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Angina Pectoris | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | 22 |
| Senile Gangrene | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | 1 | 1 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 62 |
| Phlebitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Varicose Veins | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Diseases, Heart and Vessels | .. | .. | 184 | 184 | .. | .. | 132 | 132 | .. | .. | 113 | 11 3 | .. | .. | 162 | 163 | 592 |
| Laryngitis | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Other Diseases, Larynx and Trachea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Acute Bronchitits | .. | .. | 6/ | 99 | 6 | 9 | 2b | 4 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 45 | 193 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | .. | 1 | 156 | 157 | .. | 1 | 59 | 60 | .. | .. | 34 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 94 | 345 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | .. | 1 | 19 | 20 | .. | 2 | 19 | 21 | .. | 2 | 15 | 17 | .. | 2 | 9 | 11 | 69 |
| Lobular Pneumonia | 38 | 48 | 36 | 122 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 60 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 3b | 19 | 26 | 30 | 75 | 293 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 12 | 35 | 58 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 44 | 170 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | . . | . . | 11 | 11 | . . | . . | 3 | 3 | . . | . . | 7 | 7 | . . | . . | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| Pleurisy | . . | . . | 4 | 4 | . . | 1 | 5 | 6 | . . | 2 | 6 | 8 | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Other Diseases, Respiratory System | l | .. | 6 | 7 | . . | . . | 5 | 5 | . . | . . | 3 | 3 | . . | . . | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| Diseases of Mouth and Annexa | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 8 |
| Diseases of Pharynx | 1 | . . | 1 | 2 | . . | l | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Diseases of Œsophagus | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | . . | . . | 8 | 8 | . . | . . | 11 | 11 | . . | . . | 8 | 8 | . . | . . | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| Other Diseases of Stomach | 4 | . . | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | . . | 1 | 6 | 3 | . . | 4 | 7 | 29 |
| Enteritis | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 104 |
| Appendicitis | . . | 1 | 6 | 7 | . . | . . | 5 | 5 | . . | . . | 5 | 5 | . . | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Obstruction of Intestine | . . | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | l | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | . . | 2 | 9 | 11 | 43 |
| Other Diseases of Intestine | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | 1 | l | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | . . | . . | 11 | 11 | . . | . . | 9 | 9 | . . | . . | 14 | 14 | . . | . . | 6 | b | 40 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | 3 | 3 | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Peritonitis | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Other Diseases, Digestive System | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 |
| Diseases, Lymphatic System & Glands | . . | 1 | 2 | 3 | . . | l | 1 | 2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Acute Nephritis | . . | 1 | 8 | 9 | . . | 1 | 4 | 5 | . . | . . | 7 | 7 | . . | . . | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| Bright's Disease | . . | . . | 25 | 26 | . . | . . | 39 | 39 | . . | 1 | 23 | 24 | . . | . . | 35 | 35 | 124 |
| Calculus | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Diseases of Bladder and Prostate | . . | . . | 6 | 6 | . . | . . | 7 | 7 | . . | . . | 3 | 3 | . . | . . | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Other Diseases, Urinary System | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Diseases of Testis and Penis | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Diseases of Ovaries | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Diseases of Uterus and Appendages | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Dis. of Vagina and External Genitals | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Diseases of Breast | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Abortion Miscarriage | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Puerperal Mania | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| Puerperal Convulsions | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Other Dis., Pregnancy and Childbirth | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1 |
| Other Diseases, Osseous System | . . | 1 | . . | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2 | 2 | 1 | . . | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Ulcer, Bedsore | . . | . . | 1 | 1 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | I | 1 | 2 |