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 A.—
Deaths in Institutions within Borough | diseases. | AGES. | Under 5. | Over 5. | | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 6 | ||
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other diseases osseous system | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | |
Eczema | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
Pemphigus | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | |||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Accidents and Negligence. In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
In Vehicular Traffic | .. | 2 | 7 | 4 | .. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .. | 34 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 36 | |||
On Railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | ||||||
On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 7 | ||
By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .... | .... | 1 | .... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
Burns and Scalds | 2 | 1U | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 12 | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
surgical Narcosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Effcts of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Corrosions By Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
Suffocation, Overland in Bed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 32 | |||
„ Otherwise | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
Falls not specified | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | i | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||
Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Otherwise, not stated | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
Homicide | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | By Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | ||
by Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | |||||
by Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
By shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
by Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 | |
By Precipitaion from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | i | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Sudden Death, Cause not ascer tained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ill defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Males | 517 | 230 | 56 | 24 | 40 | 34 | 131 | 195 | 313 | 335 | 389 | 229 | 49 | 747 | 1795 | 246 | 283 | 234 | 317 | 394 | 477 | 59 | .. | .. | 2542 | |
Females | 381 | 220 | 52 | 34 | 49 | 58 | 122 | 181 | 264 | 280 | 389 | 338 | 118 | 601 | 1885 | 248 | 304 | 230 | 303 | 417 | 429 | 555 | .. | .. | 2486 | |
969 | TOTAL DEATHS | 898 | 450 | 108 | 58 | 89 | 92 | 253 | 376 | 577 | 618 | 867 | 167 | 1348 | 3680 | 494 | 587 | 464 | 620 | 811 | 906 | 1146 | 2542 | 2486 | 5028 |