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 OCTOBER Slat, 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. | Rast 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. |
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91 | 67 | 158 | 87 | 21 | 26 | 16 | 8 | .. | .. | VI. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Class. | 9 | 4 | Bronchitis | 13 | 9 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | ||||||||
15 | 18 | I. Zymotic | 33 | 26 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 2 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 6 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 9 | 4 | Pneumonia | 13 | 10 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
17 | 13 | III. Tubercular | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | Asthma | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 |
13 | 6 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | V. Heart, &c. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
18 | 14 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 32 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
5 | 5 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | VII. Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 2 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Gastritis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | XIII. Prem: Birth | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | and Debility. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | XIV. Atrophy | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ileus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | XV. Old Age | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | XVII. Violent Death | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Jaundice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Measles | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
3 | 2 | Scarlatina | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Hooping Cough | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 5 | Diarrhœa | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Nephria(Bright's Dis) | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Scurvy and Purpura | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Remittent Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Infantile Fever | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Typhus Fever | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Cancer | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | III. Scrofula | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | .. | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
14 | 10 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 24 | 5 | 13 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | IV. Cephalitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Apoplexy | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Tetanus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 3 | Convulsions | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Disease of Brain, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
4 | 2 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | •• | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |