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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| DISEASES. | 1st Quarter. | Total. | 2nd Quarter- | Total. | 3rd Quarter. | Total. | 4th Quarter | Total | Total for Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | ||||||
| Denition | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 |
| Rickets | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
| Old age, Senile Decay | .. | .. | 76 | 76 | .. | .. | 69 | 69 | .. | .. | .. | 51 | .. | .. | 74 | 74 | 270 |
| convulsions | 6 | 2, | .. | 8 | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 23 |
| Meningitis | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 |
| euciphalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Apoplexy | .. | 1 | 34 | 35 | 1 | .. | 38 | 39 | 1 | .. | .. | 31 | .. | .. | 37 | 37 | 142 |
| Softening of Brain | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Hemiplegia | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| General Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .... | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 37 |
| Other forms of Insanity | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Chorea | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cerebral Tumour | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| epilepsy | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Locomotor Ataxy | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Paraplegia | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 25 |
| Other forms, Brain diseases | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 | |
| Otitis | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 16 |
| Disease of Nose, Epistaxis | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| disease of eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Endocarditis | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Angina Pectoris | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Aneurism | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| Senile Gangrene | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | |
| embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| Phlebitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Varicose viens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Other Diseases, Heart and Vessels | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 143 | .. | .. | 119 | 119 | 1. | 1 | 178 | 180 | 652 |
| Laryngitis | 2 | .. | 208 | 210 | 1 | .. | 142 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Croup | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Other diseases, Larynx and Trachea | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Acute Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 44 | 149 |
| Chronic Bronchitis | 28 | 4 | 35 | 67 | 7 | 3 | 82 | 83 | .. | .. | 30 | 30 | .. | .. | 80 | 80 | 343 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | .. | .. | 150 | 150 | .. | .. | 15 | 15 | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | b3 |
| Labulor Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 7 | .. | 5 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 51 | 196 |
| Pneumonia | 39 | 28 | 21 | 88 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 25 | .. | .. | 15 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 50 | 170 |
| Emphysema , Asthma | 18 | 9 | 40 | 67 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| Other diseases, Respiratory system | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| diseases of Esophagus | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | I | 1 | 1 | |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| Other diseases of Stomach | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2, | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 28 |
| Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 15 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 56 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 47 | 141 |
| Appendicitis | .19 | 2 | 3 | 24 | .. | 2 | 7 | 9 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Obstruction of Intestine | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | .. | 6 | 7 | 1 | .. | 13 | 14 | 39 | |
| Other diseases of Intestine | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | 11 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | 44 |
| Other diseases of Liver | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | ? | 3 | 15 |
| Peritonitis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Other diseses, Digestive system | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| Bright's Disease | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 43 | .. | .. | 34 | 34 | .. | .. | 41 | 41 | 151 |
| Calculus | .. | .. | 33 | 33 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| Diseases of Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 1 | |||
| diseases of Ovaries | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | 1 | |||
| Diseases of Uterus and appendages | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .... | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Dis. of vagina and External Genitals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Diseases of Breast | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Abortion, Miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Placenta Praevia, Flooding | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .... | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Puerperal Thrombosis | .. | .... | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Other Dis., Pregnancy and childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostits | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Diseases Osseous System | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Ulcer, Bedsore | .... | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |