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. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |