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 JANUARY 2nd, 1858. (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 00 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years or age and upwards. | West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all ages. | age. | At 20 ana 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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136 | 150 | All Causes | 286 | 158 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 17 | 1 | .. | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class. | 19 | 19 | Bronchitis | 38 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
38 | 24 | I. Zymotic | 62 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | 6 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | Pneumonia | 15 | 13 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
19 | 22 | III. Tubercular | 41 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
14 | 16 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 30 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | Disease of Lunga | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 9 | V. Heart, &c. | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .. | |||||||||
28 | 27 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 55 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 2 | |||||||||
7 | 13 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | VII. Teething | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | 2 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Gastritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | Enteritis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | XII. Malformations | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | XIII. Prem: Birth and Debility. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
6 | 4 | XIV. Atrophy | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 9 | XV. Old Age | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 10 | .. | 1 | Intussusception | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
6 | 7 | XVII. Violent Death | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
.. | 4 | XVIII. Not Specified | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | I. Small Pox | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 5 | Measles | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Liver | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Scarlatina | 6 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | Disease of Spleen | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 6 | Hooping Cough | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||
2 | .. | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | l | Diarrhœa | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Dysentery | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephria(Bright's Dis) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Scurvy and Purpura | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | l | Infantile Fever | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
6 | 3 | Typhus Fever | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Puerperal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | II. Haemorrhage | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | XI. Carbuncle | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Cancer | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | III. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Tabes Mesenterica. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | 15 | Phthisis (Consumpn..) | 30 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Other Malformations | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 4 | Apoplexy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | XIII. Intemperance | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
5 | 1 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Want | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Tetanus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 5 | Convulsions | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Hanging | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
1 | 4 | Disease of Brain, &c. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Suffocation Drowning | 3 1 | 3 1 | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Fractures & Contus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Wounds | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 9 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |