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 WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN ISLINGTON AND ITS SUB-DISTRICTS DURING THE YEAR, 1857.
All Ages. | AGES | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Und 1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | U nder 5 | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | 95 Up | ||||
West Sub-district. | Population, 1851 | 47881 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6135 | 4911 | 4254 | 9646 | 9188 | 6010 | 3958 | 2355 | 1050 | 331 | 41 | 2 | |
Deaths, all causes | 1295 | 331 | 110 | 64 | 38 | 25 | 568 | 39 | 20 | 86 | 79 | 82 | 96 | 119 | 97 | 71 | 37 | 1 | ||
East Sub-district. | Population. 1851 | 47448 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6055 | 5021 | 4457 | 9457 | 8544 | 5860 | 4134 | 2325 | 1164 | 379 | 47 | 5 | |
Deaths, all causes | 1115 | 311 | 123 | 60 | 27 | 19 | 540 | 33 | 14 | 57 | 70 | 68 | 85 | 88 | 77 | 63 | 18 | 1 | ||
Whole Parish. | Population, 1851 | 95329 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12190 | 9932 | 8711 | 19103 | 17732 | 11870 | 8092 | 4680 | 2214 | 710 | 88 | 7 | |
Deaths, all causes | 2410 | 642 | 233 | 124 | 65 | 44 | 1108 | 72 | 34 | 143 | 149 | 150 | 181 | 207 | 174 | 134 | 55 | 2 | ||
West S.D. | East S. D. | Class. | ||||||||||||||||||
291 | 262 | I. Zymotic | 553 | 186 | 82 | 63 | 36 | 26 | 393 | 34 | 10 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | .. |
45 | 57 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 102 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | lb | 24 | 21 | 14 | b | l | .. |
239 | 2 97 | III. Tubercular | 436 | 56 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 125 | 20 | 9 | 66 | 92 | 55 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. |
132 | 105 | IV. Brain and Nerves.. | 237 | 73 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2b | 37 | 31 | lb | 3 | .. |
54 | 53 | V. Heart, &c. | 107 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 21 | 5 | l | .. |
241 | 181 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 422 | 108 | 58 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 210 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 37 | 55 | 38 | 11 | 1 |
87 | 81 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 168 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | .. |
11 | 13 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. |
7 | 8 | I X, Childbirt h, &c. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 3 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | XI. Skin, &c. | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
6 | 8 | XII. Malformations | 14 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
33 | 38 | XIII. Prem: Birth and Debility | 71 | 45 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 45 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
20 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 21 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||
44 | 32 | XIV. Atrophy | 76 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .. | 72 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
41 | 43 | XV. Old Age | 81 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 40 | 28 | 1 |
.. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
52 | 25 | XVII. Violent Death | 7??? | 35 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | 44 | 3 | .. | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 7 | XVIII. Not Specified | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
8 | 4 | I. *Small Pox | 12 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
47 | 32 | Measles | 79 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
24 | Scarlatina | 51 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
48 | 48 | Hooping Cough | 96 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 90 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 8 | Croup | 18 | .. | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 5 | Thrush | 10 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
66 | 73 | Diarrhœa | 139 | 98 | 17 | 4 | .. | 1 | 120 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .. |
.. | 3 | Dysentery | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Cholera | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | Influenza | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
2 | 2 | Scurvy and Purpura | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | Ague | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Remittent Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 6 | Infantile Fever | 11 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
54 | 30 , | Typhus Fever | 84 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | 10 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Puerperal Fever | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 1 | Rheumatic Fever | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 9 | Erysipelas | 14 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. |
2 | 4 | Syphilis | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Noma (Canker) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 5 | II. Haemorrhage | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
7 | 22 | Dropsy | 29 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | Abscess | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Ulcer | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fibula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Mortification | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
27 | 19 | Cancer | 46 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 9 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | 2 | Gout | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 12 | III. Scrofula | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | |
20 | 7 | Tabes Mesenterica. | 47 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .. | 40 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
175 | 119 | Phthisis(Consumpn | 294 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 88 | 55 | 35 | 22 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. |
34 | 39 | Hydrocephalus | 73 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
21 | 16 | IV. Cephalitis | 37 | 10 | 5 | 4 | l | 3 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
18 | 23 | Apoplexy | 41 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. |
31 | 18 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 49 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 1 | .. |
3 | 2 | Delirium Tremens | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
10 | 1 | Epilepsy | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
1 | 1 | Tetanus | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Insanity | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
40 | 31 | Convulsions | 60 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 69 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | 12 | Disease of Brain, &c | 18 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. |
*Including Deaths in the Small-Pox Hospital of persons since discovered to be Strangers.