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 OCTOBER 3rd, 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 and under 60 years of age | At bo and under 80 years of Age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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123 | 75 | All Causes | 198 | 108 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 1 | .. | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Class. | 11 | 3 | Bronchitis | 14 | 6 | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
33 | 21 | I. Zymotic | 54 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
5 | 6 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 11 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
23 | 14 | III. Tubercular | 37 | 18 | 13 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Asthma | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
12 | 5 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 17 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | Disease of Lungs | ||||||
4 | 4 | V. Heart, &c. | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | |||||||||
17 | 7 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
8 | 5 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | VII. Teething | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Gastritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XII. Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | XIII. Prem: Birth | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | l | and Debility. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 2 | XIV. Atrophy | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 5 | XV. Old Age | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 2 | XVII. Violent Death | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Chicken Pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | .. | Measles | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Scarlatina | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Hooping Cough | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Thrush | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
10 | 8 | Diarrhœa | 18 | 15 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria(Bright's Dis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Bladder &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
8 | 5 | Typhus Fever | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Syphilis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 5 | Dropsy | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | .. | Cancer | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | III. Scrofula | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
6 | 4 | Tabes Mesenterica | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 | 7 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 20 | 2 | 13 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Privation of Food | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
3 | 3 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Delirium Tremens | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1.. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hanging | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Convulsions | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Disease of Brain, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Drowning | 1* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Fractures & Contus. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
* Age unknown. |