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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DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKS ENDING JUNE 27th, 1857.
(Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
Class. | 8 | 6 | Bronchitis | 14 | 9 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | ||||||||
16 | 17 | I. Zymotic | 33 | 26 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | •• | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 5 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 8 | 5 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Pneumonia | 14 | 8 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
14 | 14 | III. Tubercular | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | .. | .. | •• | •• | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 11 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 21 | 12 | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | •• | •• | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 4 | V. Heart, &c. | 11 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | .. | |||||||||
17 | 10 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 27 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | |||||||||
3 | 6 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 9 | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | VII. Teething | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | VIII. Kidney, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | 2 | Quinsey | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Childbirth, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | •• | •• | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XII. Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XIII. Prem: Birth | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | and Debility. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | •• | •• | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | XIV. Atrophy | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | XV. Old Age | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | •• | •• | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 4 | XVII. Violent Death | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | •• | •• | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | •• | I. Small Pox | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | •• | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Chicken Pox | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Measles | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | 1 | Disease of Liver | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | 3 | Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Hooping Cough | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | _ | ||||||||
•• | •• | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | •• | Diarrhœa | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | •• | •• | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Nephria (Bright's Dis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Isehuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | •• | Scurvy and Purpura | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | •• | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | •• | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | •• | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Disease of Bladder &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Typhus Fever | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | |||||||||
•• | •• | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
•• | •• | Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
•• | 1 | II. Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | •• | X. Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 2 | Dropsy | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | •• | Arthritis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | •• | Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | •• | 1 | Dis. of Joints, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
•• | •• | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
•• | •• | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Mortification | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | •• | •• | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | 1 | Cancer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | •• | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | III. Scrofula | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | •• | Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 9 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | .. | .. | •• | •• | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | IV. Cephalitis | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | •• | •• | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Apoplexy | 6 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | •• | •• | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | •• | •• | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | Neglect | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | •• | Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | Poison | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | Hanging | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Convulsions | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Suffocation | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | 1 | Disease of Brain, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Drowning | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | •• | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | Wounds | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 4 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 11 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | .. | •• | 1 | Other Violence | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |