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 IV.
Shewing the Number of Deaths in the Metropolis and in Islington and its Sub-Districts from Zymotic and Epidemic Diseases.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
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Population 1851. | Deaths 1857. | Deaths fr. Zymotic Diseases. | Per cent. of all Deaths. | Populatn. 1858 und. 5 years. | Per 1000 of Popul. of all aires | Zymotic dths. un. 5 years. | Per 1000 of Popu. under 5 years. 1851 | ||||||||||||||
London | 2362236 | 60150 | 13090 | 21.7 | 293562 | 124.2 | |||||||||||||||
Islington | 95329 | 2410 | 553 | 22.9 | 12190 | 127.8 | 393 | 32.2 | |||||||||||||
West | 47881 | 1295 | 291 | 22.4 | 6135 | 128.1 | 200 | 32.6 | |||||||||||||
East | 47448 | 1115 | 262 | 23.4 | 6055 | 127.6 | 193 | 31.8 | |||||||||||||
Epidemic Diseases, especially affecting Children. | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
Small Pox. | Perct of all deaths | Measles. | Perct of all deaths | Scar latina | Perct. of all deaths | Hoopins Cough | Perct. of all deaths | Diarr hœa. | Perct. of all deaths | Total | Perct. of all deaths | Ty phus | P??? deaths | Zymotic Dths to each 1000 of est. pop. 1857 | |||||||
London | 154 | 0.256 | 1400 | 2.325 | 1587 | 2.638 | 2551 | 4.241 | 3145 | 5.228 | 8837 | 14.6 | 2161 | 3.592 | |||||||
Islington | 12 | 0.497 | 79 | 3.278 | 51 | 2.116 | 96 | 3.983 | 139 | 5.767 | 3 77 | 15.6 | 84 | 3.485 | 3 84 | ||||||
West | 8 | 0.617 | 47 | 3.629 | 24 | 1.853 | 48 | 3.706 | 66 | 5.096 | 193 | 14.0 | 54 | 4.169 | 3.88 | ||||||
East | 4 | 0.358 | 32 | 2.869 | 27 | 2.421 | 48 | 4.304 | 73 | 6.547 | 184 | 16 5 | 30 | 2.699 | 3.8O | ||||||
TABLE IV. Shewing the Number of Deaths in the Metropolis and in Islington and its Sub-Districts from Zymotic and Epidemic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Population 1851. | Deaths 1857. | Deaths fr. Zymotic Diseases. | Per cent. of all Deaths. | Populatn. 1858 und. 5 years. | Per 1000 of Popul. of all aires | Zymotic dths. un. 5 years. | Per 1000 of Popu. under 5 years. 1851 | ||||||||||||||
London | 2362236 | 60150 | 13090 | 21.7 | 293562 | 124.2 | |||||||||||||||
Islington | 95329 | 2410 | 553 | 22.9 | 12190 | 127.8 | 393 | 32.2 | |||||||||||||
West | 47881 | 1295 | 291 | 22.4 | 6135 | 128.1 | 200 | 32.6 | |||||||||||||
East | 47448 | 1115 | 262 | 23.4 | 6055 | 127.6 | 193 | 31.8 | |||||||||||||
Epidemic Diseases, especially affecting Children. | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
Small Pox. | Perct of all deaths | Measles. | Perct of all deaths | Scar latina | Perct. of all deaths | Hoopins Cough | Perct. of all deaths | Diarr hœa. | Perct. of all deaths | Total | Perct. of all deaths | Ty phus | P??? deaths | Zymotic Dths to each 1000 of est. pop. 1857 | |||||||
London | 154 | 0.256 | 1400 | 2.325 | 1587 | 2.638 | 2551 | 4.241 | 3145 | 5.228 | 8837 | 14.6 | 2161 | 3.592 | |||||||
Islington | 12 | 0.497 | 79 | 3.278 | 51 | 2.116 | 96 | 3.983 | 139 | 5.767 | 3 77 | 15.6 | 84 | 3.485 | 3 84 | ||||||
West | 8 | 0.617 | 47 | 3.629 | 24 | 1.853 | 48 | 3.706 | 66 | 5.096 | 193 | 14.0 | 54 | 4.169 | 3.88 | ||||||
East | 4 | 0.358 | 32 | 2.869 | 27 | 2.421 | 48 | 4.304 | 73 | 6.547 | 184 | 16 5 | 30 | 2.699 | 3.8O |
TABLE V.
Shewing the Number of Deaths registered in each Ward, distinguishing those from certain important Diseases and Classes of Disease, and the proportion borne by these Deaths to the total mortality of the Ward.
[Omitting Deaths in the Workhouse and Infant Poor-house, and such Deaths as could not be correctly referred to the Ward in which they occurred.]
Ward 1 | Ward 2. | Ward 3. | Ward 4. | Ward 5. | Ward 6. | Ward 7. | Ward 8. | |||||||||
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Per cent of all dths | Per cent. Of fill dths. | Per cent. of all dths. | Per cent of all dths. | Per cent. of all dths. | Per cent. of all dths. | Per cent of all dths. | Per cent. of all dths. | |||||||||
All Causes. | 126 | 200 | 263 | 527 | 234 | 203 | 231 | 151 | ||||||||
Zymotic diseases | 27 | 21.4 | 55 | 27 5 | 60 | 22.8 | 140 | •26.5 | 56 | 19-7 | 45 | 22 1 | 50 | 21.6 | 107 | 23 7 |
Tubercular diseases | 27 | 21.4 | 27 | 13.5 | 39 | 14 M | 96 | 18.2 | 50 | 17.6 | 43 | 21.1 | 30 | 12.9 | 90 | 19.9 |
Deaths under 5 yrs. | 41 | 32.5 | 95 | 47.5 | 118 | 44.8 | 275 | 52.1 | 118 | 41.5 | 71 | 34 9 | ???09 | 47.1 | 242 | 53.6 |
Phthisis | 22 | 17.4 | 16 | 8.0 | 27 | 10.2 | 70 | 13.3 | 38 | 13 3 | 35 | 17 2 | 17 | 7.3 | 46 | 10.1 |
Dis. of Org. of Res. | 19 | 15.0 | 29 | 14.5 | 46 | 17.4 | 108 | 20.4 | 48 | 16.9 | 31 | 15.2 | 41 | 17.7 | 69 | 15.2 |
Small Pox | *5 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | .. | 0 | .. | 0 | .. | 0 | .. |
Measles | 3 | 2.3 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 2.6 | 26 | 4 9 | 9 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 4 | 1.7 | 17 | 3.7 |
Scarlatina | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 2.2 | 15 | 2.8 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.9 | 6 | 2.5 | 12 | 2 6 |
Hooping Cough | 3 | 2.3 | 8 | 4.0 | 14 | 5.3 | 24 | 4.5 | 8 | 2 8 | 7 | 3.4 | 8 | 3.4 | 22 | 4.8 |
Diarrhoea & Cholera | 6 | 4.7 | 14 | 7 0 | 17 | 6.4 | 32 | 6.0 | 15 | 5.2 | 15 | 7.3 | 12 | 5.1 | 31 | 6.8 |
Fever | 5 | 3.9 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.9 | 22 | 4.1 | 13 | 4 5 | 11 | 5.4 | 9 | 3.8 | 10 | 2.2 |
TABLE V. Shewing the Number of Deaths registered in each Ward, distinguishing those from certain important Diseases and Classes of Disease, and the proportion borne by these Deaths to the total mortality of the Ward. [Omitting Deaths in the Workhouse and Infant Poor-house, and such Deaths as could not be correctly referred to the Ward in which they occurred.] | ||||||||||||||||
Ward 1 | Ward 2. | Ward 3. | Ward 4. | Ward 5. | Ward 6. | Ward 7. | Ward 8. | |||||||||
Per cent of all dths | Per cent. Of fill dths. | Per cent. of all dths. | Per cent of all dths. | Per cent. of all dths. | Per cent. of all dths. | Per cent of all dths. | Per cent. of all dths. | |||||||||
All Causes. | 126 | 200 | 263 | 527 | 234 | 203 | 231 | 151 | ||||||||
Zymotic diseases | 27 | 21.4 | 55 | 27 5 | 60 | 22.8 | 140 | •26.5 | 56 | 19-7 | 45 | 22 1 | 50 | 21.6 | 107 | 23 7 |
Tubercular diseases | 27 | 21.4 | 27 | 13.5 | 39 | 14 M | 96 | 18.2 | 50 | 17.6 | 43 | 21.1 | 30 | 12.9 | 90 | 19.9 |
Deaths under 5 yrs. | 41 | 32.5 | 95 | 47.5 | 118 | 44.8 | 275 | 52.1 | 118 | 41.5 | 71 | 34 9 | ???09 | 47.1 | 242 | 53.6 |
Phthisis | 22 | 17.4 | 16 | 8.0 | 27 | 10.2 | 70 | 13.3 | 38 | 13 3 | 35 | 17 2 | 17 | 7.3 | 46 | 10.1 |
Dis. of Org. of Res. | 19 | 15.0 | 29 | 14.5 | 46 | 17.4 | 108 | 20.4 | 48 | 16.9 | 31 | 15.2 | 41 | 17.7 | 69 | 15.2 |
Small Pox | *5 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | .. | 0 | .. | 0 | .. | 0 | .. |
Measles | 3 | 2.3 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 2.6 | 26 | 4 9 | 9 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 4 | 1.7 | 17 | 3.7 |
Scarlatina | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 2.2 | 15 | 2.8 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.9 | 6 | 2.5 | 12 | 2 6 |
Hooping Cough | 3 | 2.3 | 8 | 4.0 | 14 | 5.3 | 24 | 4.5 | 8 | 2 8 | 7 | 3.4 | 8 | 3.4 | 22 | 4.8 |
Diarrhoea & Cholera | 6 | 4.7 | 14 | 7 0 | 17 | 6.4 | 32 | 6.0 | 15 | 5.2 | 15 | 7.3 | 12 | 5.1 | 31 | 6.8 |
Fever | 5 | 3.9 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.9 | 22 | 4.1 | 13 | 4 5 | 11 | 5.4 | 9 | 3.8 | 10 | 2.2 |
*Four of these in Small-Pox Hospital.