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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Table D.—Continued.
Causes of Death. | Upper Holloway. | Total. | Islington, South-West. | Total. | Islington South-East. | Total. | Highbury. | Total. | ||||||||
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Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | |||||
Starvation, Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem. | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum. of Heart | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Rheumatism | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Rickets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | .. | .. | 90 | 90 | .. | .. | 81 | 81 | .. | .. | 49 | 49 | .. | .. | 50 | 50 |
Gangrene | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Tabes Mesenterica | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | .. | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | .. | .. | 7 |
Tuberclr. Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
Phthisis | 3 | 6 | 121 | 130 | 9 | 10 | 190 | 209 | 8 | 5 | 137 | 150 | 7 | 7 | 80 | 94 |
Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Dis. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 |
Other Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Premature Birth | 46 | .. | .. | 46 | 67 | .. | .. | 67 | 39 | .. | .. | 39 | 35 | .. | .. | 35 |
Atelectasis | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Spina Bifida | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Congenital Malformations | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Old Age | .. | .. | 127 | 127 | •• | .. | 152 | 152 | .. | .. | 81 | 81 | .. | .. | 77 | 77 |
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | 40 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 43 | .. | .. | 38 | 38 | .. | .. | 27 | 27 |
Softening of Brain | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Hemiplegia | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Brain Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 13 | 13 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 |
Convulsions | 6 | 2 | .. | 8 | 27 | 1 | .. | 28 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 3 | .. | 14 |
Laryngismus Stridulus | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
Paralysis Agitans | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Paraplegia | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | .. | 1 | 12 | 13 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 |
Diseases of Spinal Cord | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
Other Diseases of Nervous System | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Ear, Diseases of | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Eyes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Noses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Endocarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Valvular Diseases of Heart | .. | 1 | 29 | 30 | .. | .. | 40 | 40 | .. | .. | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | 22 | 22 |
Pericarditis | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Other Diseases of the Heart | 1 | 2 | 102 | 105 | 5 | 3 | 99 | 107 | 3 | .. | 80 | 83 | .. | .. | 64 | 64 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Croup | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | 7 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Laryngitis | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Bronchitis | 30 | 10 | 121 | 161 | 46 | 12 | 175 | 233 | 27 | 23 | 135 | 185 | 21 | 7 | 89 | 117 |
Pneumonia | 40 | 33 | 62 | 135 | 35 | 36 | 98 | 169 | 20 | 24 | 53 | 97 | 17 | 15 | 42 | 74 |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | 1 | 12 | 13 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Emphysema | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Asthma | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 |
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |