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 MAY 30th, 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. | Fast S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all ages. | Under 20 years of age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 ana under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of Age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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117 | 96 | All Causes | 213 | 110 | 25 | 37 | 34 | 7 | 4 | .. | VI. Laryngitis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class. | 7 | 7 | Bronchitis | 14 | 6 | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
18 | 22 | I. Zymotic | 40 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 5 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .. | 5 | 5 | Pneumonia | 10 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
20 | 19 | III. Tubercular | 39 | 19 | 16 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Asthma | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
8 | 14 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 22 | 7 | .. | 5 | 10 | .. | 2 | .. | Disease of Lungs | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 7 | V. Heart, &c. | 13 | 1 | .. | 8 | 4 | .. | |||||||||
19 | 13 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 32 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | VII. Teething | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 6 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | Peritonitis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | 1 | XII. Malformations | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | XIII. Prern: Birth | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | and Debility. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 2 | XIV. Atrophy | 9 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Intussusception | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | XV. Old Age | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | .. | XVII. Violent Death | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 9 | Measles | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Scarlatina | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. |
6 | 6 | Hooping Cough | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Diarrhœa | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Nephria(Bright's Dis.) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Disease of Bladder &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
3 | 3 | Typhus Fever | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | II. Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Dropsy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | X. Rheumatism | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
1 | .. | Abscess | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
6 | 3 | Cancer | 9 | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | IX. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | III. Scrofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 4 | Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
16 | 7 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 23 | 3 | 16 | 4 | .. | .. | •• | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 7 | Hydrocephalus | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Other Malformations | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 6 | Apoplexy | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Convulsions | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Suffocation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Disease of Brain, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 7 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 13 | 1 | .. | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |