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Islington 1857

[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.

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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 airesZymotic dths. un. 5 years.Per 1000 of Popu. under 5 years. 1851
London2362236601501309021.7293562124.2
Islington95329241055322.912190127.839332.2
West47881129529122.46135128.120032.6
East47448111526223.46055127.619331.8
Epidemic Diseases, especially affecting Children.
91011121314151617181920212223
Small Pox.Perct of all deathsMeasles.Perct of all deathsScar latinaPerct. of all deathsHoopins CoughPerct. of all deathsDiarr hœa.Perct. of all deathsTotalPerct. of all deathsTy phusP??? deathsZymotic Dths to each 1000 of est. pop. 1857
London1540.25614002.32515872.63825514.24131455.228883714.621613.592
Islington120.497793.278512.116963.9831395.7673 7715.6843.4853 84
West80.617473.629241.853483.706665.09619314.0544.1693.88
East40.358322.869272.421484.304736.54718416 5302.6993.8O
TABLE IV. Shewing the Number of Deaths in the Metropolis and in Islington and its Sub-Districts from Zymotic and Epidemic Diseases.
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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 airesZymotic dths. un. 5 years.Per 1000 of Popu. under 5 years. 1851
London2362236601501309021.7293562124.2
Islington95329241055322.912190127.839332.2
West47881129529122.46135128.120032.6
East47448111526223.46055127.619331.8
Epidemic Diseases, especially affecting Children.
91011121314151617181920212223
Small Pox.Perct of all deathsMeasles.Perct of all deathsScar latinaPerct. of all deathsHoopins CoughPerct. of all deathsDiarr hœa.Perct. of all deathsTotalPerct. of all deathsTy phusP??? deathsZymotic Dths to each 1000 of est. pop. 1857
London1540.25614002.32515872.63825514.24131455.228883714.621613.592
Islington120.497793.278512.116963.9831395.7673 7715.6843.4853 84
West80.617473.629241.853483.706665.09619314.0544.1693.88
East40.358322.869272.421484.304736.54718416 5302.6993.8O

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 1Ward 2.Ward 3.Ward 4.Ward 5.Ward 6.Ward 7.Ward 8.
Per cent of all dthsPer 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.126200263527234203231151
Zymotic diseases2721.45527 56022.8140•26.55619-74522 15021.610723 7
Tubercular diseases2721.42713.53914 M9618.25017.64321.13012.99019.9
Deaths under 5 yrs.4132.59547.511844.827552.111841.57134 9???0947.124253.6
Phthisis2217.4168.02710.27013.33813 33517 2177.34610.1
Dis. of Org. of Res.1915.02914.54617.410820.44816.93115.24117.76915.2
Small Pox*53.910.531.110.10..0..0..0..
Measles32.3136.572.6264 993.120.941.7173.7
Scarlatina10.731.562.2152.831.041.962.5122 6
Hooping Cough32.384.0145.3244.582 873.483.4224.8
Diarrhoea & Cholera64.7147 0176.4326.0155.2157.3125.1316.8
Fever53.973.551.9224.1134 5115.493.8102.2
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 1Ward 2.Ward 3.Ward 4.Ward 5.Ward 6.Ward 7.Ward 8.
Per cent of all dthsPer 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.126200263527234203231151
Zymotic diseases2721.45527 56022.8140•26.55619-74522 15021.610723 7
Tubercular diseases2721.42713.53914 M9618.25017.64321.13012.99019.9
Deaths under 5 yrs.4132.59547.511844.827552.111841.57134 9???0947.124253.6
Phthisis2217.4168.02710.27013.33813 33517 2177.34610.1
Dis. of Org. of Res.1915.02914.54617.410820.44816.93115.24117.76915.2
Small Pox*53.910.531.110.10..0..0..0..
Measles32.3136.572.6264 993.120.941.7173.7
Scarlatina10.731.562.2152.831.041.962.5122 6
Hooping Cough32.384.0145.3244.582 873.483.4224.8
Diarrhoea & Cholera64.7147 0176.4326.0155.2157.3125.1316.8
Fever53.973.551.9224.1134 5115.493.8102.2

*Four of these in Small-Pox Hospital.