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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1923
| Deaths in Insftution within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tut. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. | |||||||
| Dentition | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Rickets | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Old Age Senile Decay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 31 | 140 | 160 | - | 232 | 14 | 34 | 21 | 23 | 51 | 39 | 50 | 91 | 141 | 232 | |
| Convulsions | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Meningitis | 3 | 8 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | ||||
| Encephalitis | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Apoplexy | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 17 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 141 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 40 | 60 | 82 | 142 | ||
| Softening of Brain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Hemiplegia | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 8 | 9 | ||
| General Paralysis of the Insane | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 23 | - | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | |
| Other forms of Insanity | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||
| Chorea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Cerebral Tumour | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Epilepsy | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Locomotor Ataxy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 9 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Paraplegia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| §3 | ║1 | - | - | - | - | ║3 | 2 | ║3 | ║2 | ║1 | - | - | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Otitis | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 12 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Disease of Nose, Epistaxis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Diseases of Eye | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3 | Pericarditis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Endocarditis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Hypertrophy of Heart. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Angina Pectoris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 12 | - | 12 | ||||
| 2 | Aneurism | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Senile Gangrene | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 8 | |
| 13 | Embolism, Thrombosis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | - | 35 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 35 | ||
| Phlebitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Varicose veins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 199 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 42 | 70 | 136 | 193 | 149 | 28 | 653 | 75 | 63 | 82 | 77 | 101 | 91 | 165 | 348 | 654 | |||
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Croup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Acute Bronchitis | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 69 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 80 | |
| 38 | Chronic Bronchitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 62 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 178 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 44 | 92 | 93 | 185 |
| 23 | Lobar Pneumonia | 3 | 7 20 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 4 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 75 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 49 | 30 | 85 |
| 57 | Lobular Pneumonia | 52 | 26 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 78 | 80 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 42 | 42 | 79 | 79 | 158 |
| 2 | Pneumonia | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | - | 6 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| 2 | Emphysema, Asthma | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 14 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | I 1 | ||
| 3 | Pleurisy | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | -_ | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 21 | |
| 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Diseases of Pharynx | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Diseases of Œsophagus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 34 | ||
| Other Diseases of the Stomach | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | 4 | - | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 20 | ||||
| 39 | Enteritis | 61 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 68 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 42 | 39 | 81 | ||||
| 6 | Appendicitis | - | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 31 | ||
| Obstruction of Intestines | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | - | 9 | 26 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 35 | ||
| Other Diseases of Intestines | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Peritonitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Acute Nephritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 42 | Bight's Disease | - | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 29 | 20 | - | - | 113 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 64 | 113 | ||||
| Calculus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | - | - | 29 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 29 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Diseases of Testis and Penis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diseases of Ovaries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Diseases of Uterus and Appendages . | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Diseases of Vagina and External Genitals. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diseases of Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aborts Miscarriage. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Puerperal Mania | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Placenta Prævia, Flooding | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | ||
§ Acute Polio-encephalitis (1). || Encephalitis Lethargica (5). þ 1 Female 101 years.