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Islington 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]

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Table: TABLE VII.—Deaths Registered in Islington During Thirteen Weeks Ending 28th September, 1895.(Deaths of Non.Residents in Hospitals excluded.) (Deaths of Residents in Public Institutions are distributed).

TABLE VII.—Deaths Registered in Islington During Thirteen Weeks Ending 28th September, 1895.

(Deaths of Non.Residents in Hospitals excluded.) (Deaths of Residents in Public Institutions are distributed).

[ Causes of Death.Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards.Under 5Over 5Males.Females.Upper HollowayIslington South WestIslington, south EastHighbury.Totals.
I. Specific, Febrile, &c13297225423321......22942131140961005520271
II. Parasitic Diseases...............................................................
III. Dietic Diseases2...1...4312............21167162413
IV. Constitutional Diseases404392238333227157......8318313213464955354266
V. Developmental Diseases481...............4102741494647482333261395
VI. Local Diseases1054013313144547579314...14538224825915115711683507
VII. Deaths from Violence75346633321...1231261791391243
VIII. Deaths from Ill.defined Causes934..............................97...43543038191097
TOTALS427190486283889311410968916176756336593744422801961292
I. Specific or Febrile Causes. 1.—Miasmatic Diseases237318221..................9623546532482910119
Small PoxVaccinated.........1...........................11...1.........1
Unvaccinated...............................................................
Unknown...............................................................
Measles15841...........................491183182414450
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)1126...........................136146674219
Diphtheria11910......1..................2011141711107331
Whooping Cough56..............................11...47442111
Typhus Fever...............................................................
Enteric or Typhoid Fever12......1.....................31222...2...4
Simple Continued & Ill.definedFever......1...1........................211...2......2
Influenza.........1...........................1...1...1......1
Other Miasmatic Diseases...............................................................
2. .Diarrhœal Disease1062441...11221......1301274686248248142
Simple Cholera...............................................................
Cholera1.................................1...1......1......1
Diarrhœa, Dysentery1052441...11...2.........1291273686247248141
3.—Malarial Diseases...............................................................
Remittent Fever...............................................................
Ague...............................................................
4.—Zoogenous Diseases...............................................................
Cow Pox, Effects of Vaccination...............................................................
Hydrophobia...............................................................
Glanders...............................................................
Splenic Fever...............................................................
5.enereal Diseases3.................................3...2112......3
Syphilis3.................................3...2112......3
Gonorrhoea, Stricture of Urethra...............................................................
6.—Septic Diseases.........22...21...............71612227
Erysipelas..................21...............312...1112
Pyaemia, Septicæmia...............................................................
Puerperal Fever.........22........................4...411114
II. Parasitic Diseases...............................................................
Thrush...............................................................
Hydatids...............................................................
Worms...............................................................
Other Animal Parasitical Diseases...............................................................