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 FOUR WEEKS ENDING AUGUST 29th, 1857. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
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. | 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 ana under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of Age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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90 | 86 | 176 | 103 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 6 | .. | 1 | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Class. | 6 | 3 | Bronchitis | 9 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
31 | 23 | I. Zymotic | 54 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 6 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
20 | 21 | III. Tubercular | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
8 | 4 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | V. Heart, &c. | 9 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | |||||||||
6 | 5 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 11 | 5 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
8 | 6 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 14 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | VII. Teething | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 3 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | •• | • • | Quinsey | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | .. | |
.. | 2 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | • • | • • | •• | .. | .. | ||
1 | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | •• | .. | •• | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | XIII. Prem: Birth | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | and Debility. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 6 | XIV. Atrophy | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 2 | XV. Old Age | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | •• | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | XVII. Violent Death | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | Jaundice | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
2 | .. | Measles | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | Disease of Liver | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. |
2 | .. | Scarlatina | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Hooping Cough | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
15 | 15 | Diarrhœa | 30 | 25 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 2 | .. | •• | 2 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Cholera | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Disease of Bladder &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
8 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Childbirth | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | •• | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Dropsy | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 2 | Cancer | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | •• | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | III. Scrofula | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 9 | Tabes Mesenterica | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
12 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
4 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | 3 | IV. Cephalitis | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | Want of Breast Milk | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Palsy (Paralysis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Convulsions | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Disease of Brain, &c. | 2 | •• | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |