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, Parish of St Mary]
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TABLE I.
DEATHS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN ISLINGTON AND ITS SUB-DISTRICTS DURING THE YEAR 1856,
Births 4309
All Ages. | AGES. | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Und 1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | Under 5 | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | 95 Up. | ||||
West Sub-district. | Population, 1851 | 47881 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6135 | 4911 | 4254 | 9646 | 9188 | 6010 | 3958 | 2355 | 1050 | 331 | 4 | 2 | |
Deaths, all causes | 1201 | 321 | 1-21 | 49 | 36 | 21 | 548 | 35 | 14 | 56 | 84 | 105 | 82 | 103 | 99 | 58 | 17 | .. | ||
East Sub-district. | Population, 1851 | 47448 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6055 | 5021 | 4457 | 9457 | 8544 | 5860 | 4134 | 2325 | 1164 | 379 | 47 | 5 | |
Deaths, all causes | 1093 | 291 | 119 | 55 | 31 | 22 | 518 | 37 | 19 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 85 | 89 | 69 | 12 | 1 | ||
Whole Parian. | Population, 1851 | 95329 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12190 | 9932 | 8711 | 19103 | 17732 | 11870 | 8092 | 4680 | 3214 | 710 | 86 | 7 | |
Deaths, all Causes. | 2294 | 612 | 240 | 104 | 67 | 43 | 1066 | 72 | 33 | 110 | 146 | 176 | 158 | 188 | 188 | 127 | 29 | l | ||
West S.D. | East S.D. | Class | ||||||||||||||||||
246 | 296 | I. Zymotic | 542 | 164 | 100 | 54 | 39 | 28 | 385 | 35 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 5 | .. | |
54 | 45 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 99 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 14 | .. | .. |
226 | 188 | III. Tubercular | 414 | 50 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 123 | 15 | 9 | 60 | 85 | 64 | 39 | 16 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
152 | 101 | IV. Brain and Nerves. | 253 | 64 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 103 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 38 | 16 | 4 | .. | |
35 | 39 | V. Heart, &c. | 74 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 8 | .. | |
214 | 178 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 392 | 98 | 54 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 183 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 51 | 50 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
80 | 63 | VII. Digestive Organs | 143 | 38 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 51 | .. | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 3 | .. |
15 | 14 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. |
6 | 5 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | l | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | XI. Skin, &c. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 5 | XII. Malformations | 16 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
57 | 43 | XIII. Prem: Birth and Debility. | 100 | 67 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 68 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
24 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 25 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
32 | 36 | XIV. Atrophy | 68 | 58 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 64 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
38 | 46 | XV. Old Age | 84 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 45 | 16 | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
32 | 27 | XVII. Violent Death. | 59 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | |
1 | 6 | XVIII. Not Specified | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | l | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | 1. Small Pox | 8 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
34 | 37 | Measles | 71 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
33 | 43 | Scarlatina | 76 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
49 | 40 | Hooping Cough | 89 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 85 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 | 18 | Croup | 31 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | Thrush | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
39 | 70 | Diarrhœa | 109 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Dysentery | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Cholera | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Influenza | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Remittent Fever | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 2 | Infantile Fever | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
28 | 46 | Typhus Fever | 74 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Puerperal Fever | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 2 | Rheumatic Fever | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | Erysipelas | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
4 | 5 | Syphilis | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 2 | Noma (Canker) | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | II. Hæmorrahge | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 13 | Dropsy | 20 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. |
8 | 3 | Abscess | 11 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Ulcer | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
3 | 3 | Mortification | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
29 | 21 | Cancer | 50 | 1* | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | . . | 2 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Gout | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
13 | 15 | III. Scrofula | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
20 | 20 | Tabes Mesenterica | 40 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
163 | 110 | Pathises (Consumpn.) | 273 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 84 | 61 | 38 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
30 | 43 | Hydrocephalus | 73 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
41 | 18 | IV. Cephalitis | 59 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. |
20 | 20 | Apoplexy | 40 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 4 | .. | .. |
38 | 15 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 53 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 2 | .. |
1 | 2 | Delirium Tremens | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Chorea | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | Epilepsy | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Tetanus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
36 | 28 | Convulsions | 64 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .. | 64 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 15 | Disease of Brain, &c. | 24 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
* "Tumour on Abdomen."