London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1899

Forty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington

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Table D.—Continued.

Causes of Death.Upper Holloway.Total.Islington, South-West.Total.Islington South-East.Total.Highbury.Total.
Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5
III. Dietic Diseases....11111..9101..56..145
Starvation, Want of Breast Milk........1....11....1..1..1
Scurvy................................
Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem.....1111....99....55....44
IV. Constitutional Diseases2224243289324830138120192132522615152193
Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum. of Heart..178....66....66..156
Rheumatism....33....22....22....11
Gout............11....22....11
Rickets21142821222..423..5
Cancer, Malignant Disease....9090....8181....4949....5050
Gangrene1..231..341..45....33
Tabes Mesenterica8421499..18632117....7
Tuberclr. Meningitis, Hydrocephalus710623101873539214104317
Phthisis3612113091019020985137150778094
Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis...224....22............11
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis1....11....1....11....11
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia....44..213....33....11
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus....55..156....44....55
Other Constitutional Diseases............11....11....11
V. Developmental Diseases54..12718173..15322643..8112438..77l15
Premature Birth46....4667....6739....3935....35
Atelectasis2....23....34....41....1
Spina Bifida1....11....1................
Cyanosis........2..13................
Congenital Malformations5....5................2....2
Old Age....127127••..152152....8181....7777
VI. Local Diseases.
1.—Diseases of Nervous System168107131361311015919107910813107699
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes854175710221541025613
Apoplexy....4040114143....3838....2727
Softening of Brain....66....77....88....44
Hemiplegia....661146....66....44
Brain Paralysis............11................
Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane....1212....1010....55....1313
Epilepsy....1111....1414....33....66
Convulsions62..8271..28182121113..14
Laryngismus Stridulus1..1211..2..2..2..2..2
Paralysis Agitans............11............11
Paraplegia....1313..11213....88....66
Diseases of Spinal Cord....66....66............77
Other Diseases of Nervous System118101146..167....22
2.—Dis. of Organs of Special Sense..1231..12....22....44
Ear, Diseases of..1231..12....22....44
Eyes................................
Noses................................
3.—Diseases of Circulatory System23138143541561653..109112....9898
Endocarditis............55....33........
Valvular Diseases of Heart..12930....4040....2020....2222
Pericarditis1..12..112....11....33
Other Diseases of the Heart1210210553991073..8083....6464
Aneurism....33....33....11....33
Embolism, Thrombosis............66....33....44
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels....33....22....11....22
4.—Diseases of Respiratory System7147203321845829443647522093083823146207
Croup..1..116..7..314..1..1
Laryngitis13..41214..2..2....11
Bronchitis30101211614612175233272313518521789117
Pneumonia4033621353536981692024539717154274
Pleurisy....99..11213....33....22
Emphysema....33............55....11
Asthma....44..156....99....88
Other Diseases of Respiratory System....441..34....33....33