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 E.—Continued.
| Causes of Death. | 1st Quarter. | Total. | 2nd Quarter. | Total. | 3rd Quarter. | Total. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | Total for Year. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | 3 |
| Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | •• | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | •• | •• | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum of Heart | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 2 | 9 | 11 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Gout | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Rickets | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
| Cencer, Malignant Disease | .. | .. | 58 | 58 | .. | .. | 65 | 65 | .. | .. | 76 | 76 | .. | .. | 71 | 71 | 270 |
| Gangrene | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | .. | 10 | 50 |
| Tuberclr. Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 89 |
| Phthisis | 7 | 8 | 150 | 165 | 7 | 5 | 127 | 139 | 6 | 4 | 115 | 125 | 7 | 11 | 136 | 154 | 583 |
| Other Tubercular & Scrofulous Dis. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 37 | .. | .. | 37 | 45 | .. | .. | 45 | 54 | .. | .. | 54 | 51 | .. | .. | 51 | 187 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 10 |
| Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cyanosis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 |
| Old Age | .. | .. | 160 | 160 | .. | .. | 88 | 88 | .. | .. | 72 | 72 | .. | .. | 117 | 117 | 437 |
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 62 |
| Apoplexy | .. | 1 | 42 | 43 | .. | .. | 31 | 31 | .. | .. | 29 | 29 | 1 | .. | 44 | 45 | 148 |
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Hemiplegia | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .. | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| Brain Paralysis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Insanity, Genl, Paralysis of the Insane | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| Epilepsy | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 34 |
| Convulsions | 14 | 3 | .. | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 3 | .. | 22 | 18 | 1 | .. | 19 | 71 |
| Laryngismus Stridulous | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 |
| Paralysis Agitans | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Paraplegia | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | .. | 1 | 10 | 11 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .. | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| Ear, Diseases of | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Eyes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nose | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Endocarditis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | .. | .. | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | 27 | 27 | .. | .. | 21 | 21 | .. | 1 | 37 | 38 | 112 |
| Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Other Diseases of the Heart | 1 | 3 | 99 | 103 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 77 | 1 | .. | 69 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 105 | 109 | 359 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | •• | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Croup | 1 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Laryngits | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
| Bronchitis | 34 | 21 | 201 | 256 | 17 | 11 | 77 | 105 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 47 | 59 | 17 | 212 | 288 | 696 |
| Pneumonia | 37 | 43 | 78 | 158 | 18 | 15 | 63 | 96 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 60 | 44 | 35 | 82 | 161 | 475 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| Emphysema | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Asthma | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | 27 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 14 |
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