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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1911]
Table A.—
| Deaths in Institutions 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- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.K. | |||||||
| Puerperal Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 8 | 8 | ||
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l6 | .. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||
| Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Eczema | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pemphigus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Accidents and Negligence. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 5 | In Vehicular Traffic | .. | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 28 | |
| On Railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | |
| On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | ||
| By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
| 1 | By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
| 4 | Burns and Scalds | 3 | 8 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Surgical Narcosis | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Effect of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | |
| Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 20 | |
| ,, Otherwise | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| 22 | Falls not specified | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 3 | Otherwise, not stated | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | I | .. | 4 | 9 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Homicide | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| By Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | |
| By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | |
| 2 | By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
| By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
| By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Males | 566 | 259 | 56 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 120 | 212 | 264 | 322 | 316 | 190 | 39 | 825 | 1624 | 191 | 297 | 196 | 347 | 372 | 466 | 580 | .. | .. | 2449 | |
| Females | 467 | 216 | 40 | 23 | 37 | 47 | 112 | 169 | 222 | 269 | 357 | 292 | 110 | 683 | 1678 | 208 | 302 | 207 | 276 | 377 | 435 | 556 | .. | .. | 2361 | |
| 787 | TOTAL DEATHS | 1033 | 476 | 96 | 51 | 71 | 90 | 232 | 381 | 486 | 591 | 673 | 482 | 149 | 1508 | 3302 | 399 | 599 | 403 | 623 | 749 | 901 | 1136 | 2449 | 2361 | 4810 |