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 E.—Continued.

Causes of Death.1st Quarter.Total.2nd Quarter.Total.3rd Quarter.Total.4th Quarter.Total.Total for Year.
Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5
III. Dietic Diteases1..6711810..••1010....5532
Starvation, Want of Breast Milk1....111..2..........••....3
Scurvy..................................
Chronic Alcoholism, Delirium Trem....66..••88....1010••••5529
IV. Constitutioual Diseases15262312722427222273392622328822272332821115
Rheumatic Fever, & Rheum of Heart....33....44..2911....8826
Rheumatism....55............22....118
Gout....22....22................4
Rickets..6..62621031..4311525
Cencer, Malignant Disease....5858....6565....7676....7171270
Gangrene1..34....22....552..2415
Tabes Mesenterica431810421612311646..1050
Tuberclr. Meningitis, Hydrocephalus2911251082317155376741789
Phthisis781501657512713964115125711136154583
Other Tubercular & Scrofulous Dis.....11..112..112....227
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis1....1........1..23........4
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia....22..134....22..12311
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus....55....33....55..16720
Other Constitutional Diseases............33................3
V. Developmental Diseases45..16020550..8813858..7313155..117172646
Premature Birth37....3745....4554....5451....51187
Atelectasis4....42....21....13....310
Spina Bifida................2....2........2
Cyanosis1....11....1....11........3
Congenital Malformations3....32....21....11....17
Old Age....160160....8888....7272....117117437
VI. Local Diseases.1.—Diseases of Nervous System1814102134161086112261276114245108137497
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes234958518778222471362
Apoplexy..14243....3131....29291..4445148
Softening of Brain....88....77....55....5525
Hemiplegia....33....33..1561..91022
Brain Paralysis....11........................1
Insanity, Genl, Paralysis of the Insane....1010....1212....77....111140
Epilepsy....99....77....77....111134
Convulsions143..17111113193..22181..1971
Laryngismus Stridulous1517................1....18
Paralysis Agitans............22................2
Paraplegia....1414..11011....55....101040
Diseases of Spinal Cord....55....44....55....5519
Other Diseases of Nervous System1258....44..1561..6725
2—Dis. of Organs of Special Sense.1135....22....11....3311
Ear, Diseases of1135....22....11....3311
Eyes..................................
Nose..................................
3.-Diseases of Circulatory System23134139411091141..10310433155161518
Endocarditis....22....11....22....338
Valvular Diseases of Heart....2626....2727....2121..13738112
Pericarditis1....1....11....33..1238
Other Diseases of the Heart13991034172771..697031105109359
Aneurism....22....33....22....3310
Embolism, Thrombosis....44....22....33....4413
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels....11....33....33..••118
4.-Diseases of Respiratory System75703024473533154222272373123103543234801272
Croup13..4..4..4..3..3..11213
Laryngits23..5..314..112........11
Bronchitis342120125617117710514330475917212288696
Pneumonia3743781581815639613153260443582161475
Pleurisy....66....66....77..17827
Emphysema....44....11............449
Asthma....1010....22..112....131327
Other Diseases of Respiratory System1..34....44....22....4414

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