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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[1908
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—Table IV
Table G.
Metropolitan Borough of Islington. causes of, and ages at death during year, 1908.
Causes of Death | Deaths of Residents at subjoined Ages, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths of Residents (at all Ages) belonging to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District, whether Residents or Non-residents. | |||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under l yr. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and up-wards | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | South-East Islington. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 78 | 24 | 50 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 13 | 10 | |
Scarlet Fever | 30 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 12 | |
Whooping Cough | 55 | 29 | 25 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 19 | ||
Diphtheria and Mem branous Croup | 60 | 4 | 26 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | |
Croup | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 18 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Other contin ued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 8l | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | 41 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 6 | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhœa | 117 | 80 | 23 | 2 | .. | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 30 | |
Enteritis | 101 | 58 | 25 | 3 | • • | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 37 | |
Puerperal Fever | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Erysipelas | 14 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 432 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 321 | 24 | 31 | 45 | 34 | 52 | 72 | 78 | 120 | 255 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 172 | 35 | 74 | 20 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 48 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 367 | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 222 | 134 | 33 | 45 | 36 | 40 | 69 | 51 | 93 | 136 | |
Bronchitis | 430 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 133 | 239 | 42 | 44 | 38 | 41 | 76 | 81 | 108 | 133 | |
Pneumonia | 426 | 106 | .. | 1 | 16 | 131 | 80 | 38 | 44 | 37 | 53 | 63 | 83 | 108 | 86 | |
Pleurisy | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | .. | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 42 | .. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 71 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 63 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 17 | |
Venereal Diseases | 20 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Premature Birth | 167 | 167 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 37 | 2 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | •• | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Heart Diseases | 619 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 264 | 322 | 55 | 77 | 50 | 62 | 125 | 118 | 132 | 217 | |
Accidents | 124 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 34 | 43 | |
Suicides | 38 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | |
Homicide | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | |
All other causes | 1165 | 277 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 374 | 393 | 129 | 111 | 101 | 135 | 211 | 217 | 261 | 444 | |
All causes | 4679 | 894 | 426 | 161 | 170 | 1733 | 1295 | 425 | 485 | 396 | 571 | 8l6 | 885 | 1101 | 1566 |