Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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Causes of Death. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 to 95 | 95 and upwards. | Under 5 | Over 5 | Males. | Females. | Totals. |
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Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 29 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
Rheumatic Fever & Rheum. of Heart | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Rickets | 8 | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 85 | 72 | 18 | 2 | .. | .. | 270 | 104 | 166 | 270 |
Gangrene | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 30 | 16 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 46 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 50 |
Tuberclr. Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 30 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 71 | 18 | 44 | 45 | 89 |
Phthisis | 27 | 28 | 13 | 85 | 127 | 136 | 105 | 42 | 18 | 2 | .. | .. | 55 | 528 | 359 | 224 | 583 |
Other Tubercular and ScrofulousDis. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Ot0her Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Premature Birth | 187 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 187 | .. | 103 | 84 | 187 |
Atelectasis | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Spina Bifida | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Cyanosis | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Congenital Malformations | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Old Age | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 102 | 249 | 69 | 3 | .. | 437 | 169 | 268 | 437 |
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 16 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 38 | 24 | 40 | 22 | 62 |
Apoplexy | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 21 | 1 | .. | 2 | 146 | 63 | 85 | 148 |
Softening of Brain | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
Hemiplegia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
Brain Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 15 | .. | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 40 | 25 | 15 | 40 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 34 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
Convulsions | 62 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 70 | 1 | 34 | 37 | 71 |
Laryngismus Stridulus | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Paralysis Agitans | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 |
Paraplegia | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 39 | 18 | 22 | 40 |
Diseases of Spinal Cord | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
Ear, Diseases of | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Eyes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Nose | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Endocarditis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Valvular Diseases of Heart........ | .. | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 59 | 53 | 112 |
Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
Other Diseases of the Heart | 9 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 41 | 49 | 84 | 80 | 39 | 3 | .. | 14 | 345 | 172 | 187 | 359 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Croup | 1 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Laryngitis | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Bronchitis | 124 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 148 | 151 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 176 | 520 | 318 | 378 | 696 |
Pneumonia | 112 | 108 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 33 | l6 | 1 | .. | 220 | 255 | 253 | 222 | 475 |
Pleurisy | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
Emphysema | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Asthma | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 |