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 Hollo way. | 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 | |||||
| Dentition | 4 | 2 | .. | 6 | 7 | 2 | .. | 9 | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diseases of Stomach | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .. | 8 | 9 | 1 | .. | 9 | 10 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Enteritis | 42 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 63 | 13 | 6 | 82 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
| Gastritis | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Peritonitis | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | .. | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ulceration of Intestines | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hernia | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 |
| Stricture of Intestines | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestines | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 5 | .. | 7 | 12 | 1 | .. | 7 | 8 | 1 | .. | 10 | 11 |
| Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 2 | .. | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 1 | .. | 6 | 7 | 3 | .. | 5 | 8 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Lymphatics and of Spleen | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchocele | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Addison's Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | 47 | 47 | .. | .. | 50 | 50 | .. | 1 | 19 | 20 | .. | .. | 29 | 29 | |
| Nephritis | .. | .. | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | 22 | 22 | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | .. | .. | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | lb | 16 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 13 | 13 |
| Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Disease of Prostrate | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Male Organs of Generation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Female Organs of Generation | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Abortion, Miscarriage | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Other Accidents at Child Birth | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Caries, Necrosis | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Anthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .... | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cellulitis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Other Dis. of Integumentary System | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | • • | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 6 |
| Fracture and Contusion | .. | 2 | l6 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 41 | .. | 3 | 17 | 20 | .. | .. | 13 | 13 |
| Gunshot Wound | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cut, Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burn and Scald | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
| Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation | 8 | .. | 1 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | .. | .. | 13 | 8 | 1 | .. | 9 |
| Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Manslaughter | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Murder | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Hæmorrhage | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Debility | 21 | 1 | .. | 22 | 24 | .. | .. | 24 | 24 | .. | .. | 24 | 12 | .. | .. | 12 |
| Marasmus and Atrophy | 38 | 1 | .. | 39 | 74 | 6 | .. | 80 | 35 | .. | 1 | 36 | l5 | 2 | .. | 17 |
| Inanition | 17 | .. | .. | 17 | 12 | .. | .. | 12 | 8 | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Sudden Death | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other causes not specified or ill-defined | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
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