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.—Continued
| e DISEASES. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter- | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Total. | ||
| Eczema | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Pemphigus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Other Diseases, Integumentary System | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Accidents and Negligence. | |||||||||||||||||
| In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| In Vehicular Traffic | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | 1 | 16 | 17 | 42 |
| On Railways | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| On Ships, Boats, &c. (not drowning) . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| In Building Operations | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Burns and Scalds | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 5 | 14 |
| Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 |
| Surgical Narcosis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 19 |
| ,, Otherwise | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Falls not specified | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | 1 | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 11 | J1 | 39 |
| Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Otherwise, not stated | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Suicide. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| By Poison | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| By Drowning | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| By Crushing | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| By other and unspecified methods. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ill-defined and unspecified causes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Males | 108 | 41 | 536 | 685 | 93 | 57 | 414 | 564 | 153 | 63 | 365 | 581 | 110 | 58 | 491 | 659 | 2489 |
| Females | 93 | 40 | 596 | 729 | 70 | 44 | 422 | 536 | 127 | 60 | 375 | 562 | 95 | 58 | 469 | 622 | 2449 |
| TOTAL DEATHS | 201 | 81 | 1135 | 1414 | 163 | 101 | 836 | 1100 | 280 | 123 | 740 | 1143 | 205 | 116 | 960 | 1281 | 4938 |