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 | Total. | 2nd Quarter. | Total. | 3rd Quarter. | Total. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| Eczema | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Perphigus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 |
| .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| In mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| In Vehicular Traffic | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 2 | 12 | 14 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 36 |
| On Railways | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| On Ships, Boats, &c. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| By Machinery | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .... | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Burns and Scalds | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Poisons Poisonons Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Surgical Narcosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Effect of Electric shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Corrosins by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 11 | .. | .. | 11 | 8 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 8 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 32 |
| ,, Otherwise | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Falls not specified | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .. | 7 | 8 | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .. | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Otherwise, not stated | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| By Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| By Asphyxia | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| By hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| By Drawing | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 |
| By shooting | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| By cut or stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| By Precipitation rom Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
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