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.
DEATH REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKS ENDING APRIL 25th, 1857. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
Class. | 13 | 6 | Bronchitis | 19 | 8 | .. | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
25 | 19 | I. Zymotic | 44 | 37 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | Pneumonia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
23 | 12 | III. Tubercular | 35 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
13 | 10 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | Disease of Lungs | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 7 | V. Heart, &c. | 10 | .. | 4 | 4 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
18 | 16 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 34 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
9 | 3 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | VII. Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | VII. Kidney, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IX, Childbirth, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XI. Skin, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | XII. Malformations | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Aseites | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
2 | 4 | XIII. Prem: Birth | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | and Debility. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | 4 | XIV. Atrophy | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | XV. Old Age | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | XVII. Violent Death | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | I. Small Pox | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
6 | Measles | 10 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Jaundice | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
2 | ] | Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
5 | 6 | Hooping Cough | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | __ | _ | |||||||
4 | .. | Diarrhœa | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria (Bright's Dis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Isehuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..z.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 1 | Typhus Fever | 7 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | __ | ||||||||
.. | .. | Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 3 | Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Dropsy | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Ulcer | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Cancer | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Phlegmon | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | III. Scrofula | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
18 | 6 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 24 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Other Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | IV. Cephalitis | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Apoplexy | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Palsy (Paralysis) | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Insanity | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | Convulsions | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | 1 | Disease of Brain, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Suffocation | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 6 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 9 | .. | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |