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 REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FIVE WEEKS ENDING AUGUST 1st, 1857.
(Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D. | East S D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years or age. | At 20 and under 40 yars of age. | At 40 and under 60 year of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. | West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all ages. | Under 20 years of age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of Age. | At 80 years of age and upwards |
125 | 123 | All Causes | 248 | 148 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 11 | .. | .. | VI. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class. | 6 | 5 | Bronchitis | 11 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
45 | 49 | I. Zymotic | 94 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | 10 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | 4 | 4 | Pneumonia | 8 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
20 | 14 | III. Tubercular | 34 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 9 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 19 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | V. Heart, &c. | 6 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
11 | 9 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 20 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
7 | 8 | VII. Digestive Organs | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | VII. Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | IX. Childbirth, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Enteritis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | Peritonitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
l | 1 | XII. Malformations | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XIII. Prem: Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ulceration of Intest. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | and Debility. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
6 | 7 | XIV. Atrophy | 13 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 3 | XV. Old Age | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | • • | •• | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 5 | XVII. Violent Death | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Jaundice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 1 | Measles | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
1 | 1 | Scarlatina | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 7 | Hooping Cough | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | Thrush | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
22 | 31 | Diarrhœa | 53 | 51 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephria(Bright's Dis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
3 | 1 | Cholera | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Bladder &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
5 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 7 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | ||||||||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | .. | Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | _ | ||||||||
.. | 1 | II. Hæmorrhage | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Dropsy | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | •• | .. | •• | .. | •• | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Ulcer | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 5 | Cancer | 7 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Phlegmon | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | 1 | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
18 | 12 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 3d | 4 | 20 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Other Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | IV. Cephalitis | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Apoplexy | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | Want of Breast Milk | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Insanity | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Hanging | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Convulsions | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Suffocation | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Disease of Brain, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Drowning | 1 | 1 | •• | .. | •• | •• |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Fractures & Contus. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 6 | •• | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | •• | Other Violence | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |