London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1921
Sixty-sixth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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| Deaths in Institution within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Female. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25 | 35 | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 | 85 | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E | |||||||
| Puerperal Thrombosis. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | _ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | |||
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Ulcer, Bedsore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | |||
| Eczema | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | ||||
| Pemphigus | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| In Mines and Quarries. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | In Vehicular Traffic | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 33 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 36 | ||
| On Railways | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | - | 1 | - | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | |||
| On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | In Building Operations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | ||
| By Machinery . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| By Weapons and Implements | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | |
| 6 | Burns and Scalds | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | Poisons, Poisonous Vapours . | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Surgical Narcosis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| Effects of Electric Shock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Corrosions by Chemicals | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Drowning | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | I | — | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | ||
| Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Suffocation, Otherwise | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | l | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Falls not specified | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 22 | |
| Weather Agencies | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Otherwise, not stated | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1 | By. Poison | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | ||
| By Asphyxia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| By Hanging and Strangulation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 7 | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | 2 | 7 | _ | 7 | |||
| By Drowning | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| By Shooting | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| 1 | By Cut or Stab | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 5 |
| 1 | By Precipitation from Elevated Places | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| By Crushing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| By other and unspecified methods. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Execution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ill-defined and unspecified causes | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
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