Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Table B.
| DISEASES. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total for Year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | cno •"1 | | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | UlQ ' | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | Over 5 | Total. | Uuder 1 | Over 5 | Total. | ||||
| Small Pox — | |||||||||||||||||
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| (c) No Statement | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | 8 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 108 | 12 | 136 | 166 | |||
| Scarlet Fever | .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Epidemic Influenza | 1 | .. | 20 | 21 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 36 |
| Whooping Cough | 33 | 27 | .. | 60 | 23 | 2 | 40 | 8 | .. | 13 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 124 | ||
| Diphtheria | .. | 7 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 34 | ||||
| Enteric Fever | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 17 | |||
| Asiatic Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 63 | ||
| Epidemic Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 13 |
| 1† | .. | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 4† | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||
| Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Anthrax | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cow Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 |
| Gonorrhoea | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Phagedaena | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Pyaemia | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Infective Endocarditis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 6 | 8 | ||
| Malarial Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Rheumatism of Heart | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Tuberculosis of Brain | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 72 |
| Tuberculosis of Larynx | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Phthisis | 1 | 1 | 96 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 106 | .. | 2 | 79 | 81 | .. | 3 | 102 | 105 | 390 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 5 | 3 | .. | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 36 |
| General Tuberculosis | .. | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| Other Forms Tuberculosis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Actinomycosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hydatid Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Acute Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Chronic Alcoholism | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Osteo-arthritis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | |||
| Gout | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cancer | .. | .. | 86 | 86 | .. | 1 | 87 | 88 | .. | .. | 90 | 90 | .. | 1 | 96 | 97 | 361 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 34 |
| Purpura Haemorrhagica | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Haemophilia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Anaemia | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Lymphadenoma | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 31 | .. | .. | 31 | 18 | .. | .. | 18 | 32 | .. | .. | 32 | 40 | 1 | .. | 41 | 122 |
| Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Debility at Birth | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 17 |
| Atelectasis | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 14 | |
| Congenital Defects | .. | .. | 9 | 10 | .. | .. | 10 | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | 9 | .. | .. | 9 | 33 | |
| Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 23 | .. | .. | 23 | 11 | 3 | .. | 14 | 11 | 3 | .. | 14 | 32 | 4 | .. | 36 | 87 |
* 1 death between 1 and 5 years in the first Quarter was due to Varicella.
+ 1 death under 1 year in the first Quarter ; 1 between 1 and 5 ; and 2 over 5 years in the second Quarter ; 4 under
1 year in the third Quarter ; and 1 between 1 and 5 years in the fourth quarter; were due to Cerebro-Spinal Fever.