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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Islington 1915

Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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Table: Table B.—Continued

Table B.—Continued

DISEASES.1st Quarter. |2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total for Year.
Under 11 to 5Over 5Total.Under 11 to 5Over 5Total.Under 11 to 51 Over 5Total.Under 11 to 5Over 5Total.
Eczema. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1. .. .11
Pemphigus1. .. .1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Other Diseases, Integumentary System. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .11. .1. .13
Accidents and Negligence.
In Mines and Quarries. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
In Vehicular Traffic. .. .1111. .189. .. .1212. .2141648
On Railways. .. .11. .. .11. .. .22. .. .448
On Ships, Boats, &c. (not drowning). .. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .. .. .2
In Building Operations. .. .22. .. .11. .. .33. .. .. .. .6
By Machinery. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .22. .. .. .. .2
By Weapons and Implements. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .223
Burns and Scalds. .2. .2. .325. .. .22. .42615
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours. .. .. .. .. .112. .. .34. .. .228
Surgical Narcosis. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Effects of Electric Shock. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Corrosions by Chemicals. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Drowning. .. .. .. .. .. .55. .. .77. .. .1113
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed10. .. .10. .. .. .42. .. .26. .. .622
Otherwise2. .13. .1121. .231. .. .19
Falls not specified. .. .99. .1910. .21113. .16739
Weather Agencies. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .11. .. .. .. .2
Otherwise, not stated. .. .33. .. .. .. .. .. .111. .237
Homicide. .. .. .. .. .. .22. .. .. .. .. .. .113
Warfare (wounds). .. .11. .. .99. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .10
Suicide.
By Poison. .. .11. .. .88. .. .33. .. .1113
By Asphyxia. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1
By Hanging and Strangulation. .. .. .. .. .. .33. .. .. .. .. .. .114
By Drowning. .. .11. .. .66. .. .. .. .. .. .118
By Shooting. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .
By Cut or Stab. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .33. .. .115
By Precipitation from Elevated Places. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .. .. .3
By Crushing. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .. .. .1
By other and unspecified methods. .. .11. .. .. .. .. .. .11. .. .. .. .2
Execution. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Sudden Death, cause not ascertained. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Ill-defined and unspecified causes. .. .l1. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1
Males1361076659089711748970310348415566124654996882865
Females109926678687096490656724935147294575346852681
TOTAL DEATHS245199133217761672139791359175977661038218122103313735546