Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Table A.—
Deaths in Institutions within Borough | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5. | Over 5. | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. | |||||||
Puerperal Tromhosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | |
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 9 | 3 | ||||
Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Eczema | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pemphigus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
Accidents and Negligence. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | In Vehicular Traffic | .. | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | .. | 4 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 35 |
On Railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. |
15 | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 |
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Surgical Narcosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Drowning | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
,, Otherwise | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||
21 | Falls not specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 26 |
Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | Otherwise, not stated | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||
By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
By Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | 6 |
By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
By Bombs (enemy . ircratt | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Males | 299 | 117 | 49 | 33 | 40 | 44 | 133 | 191 | 279 | 386 | 434 | 253 | 47 | 416 | 1889 | 202 | 262 | 203 | 274 | 377 | 417 | 570 | ... | ... | 2305 | |
Females | 226 | 122 | 66 | 40 | 45 | 70 | 163 | 178 | 220 | 274 | 394 | 394 | 143 | 348 | 1987 | 241 | 278 | 217 | 271 | 404 | 360 | 564 | ... | ... | 2335 | |
792 | TOTAL DEATHS | 525 | 239 | 115 | 73 | 85 | 114 | 296 | 369 | 499 | 660 | 828 | 647 | 190 | 764 | 3876 | 443 | 540 | 420 | 545 | 781 | 777 | 1134 | 2305 | 2335 | 4640 |