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 APRIL 3rd, 1858. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D. | .East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | 1 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. | 1 At 80 years of age and upwards. | West S.D. | East. S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | 1 Under 20 years of age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 6o and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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155 | 134 | All causes | 289 | 157 | 42 | 44 | 36 | 10 | 1 | .. | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
25 | 21 | Class. | 46 | 36 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 23 | 24 | Bronchitis | 47 | 29 | .. | 7 | 8 | 3 |
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6 | 3 | I. Zymotic | 9 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | 10 | 12 | 20 | • • | |||||
27 | 20 | II. Dropsy, &c | 47 | 17 | 22 | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Asthma | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
19 | 13 | III. Tubercular | 32 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Lungs | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
6 | 9 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 15 | .. | 2 | 9 | 4 | .. | _ | - | _ | - | - | ||||
36 | 38 | V. Heart, &c. | 74 | 50 | .. | 11 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
7 | 8 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 15 | 9 | 2 | l | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | VII. Teething | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | VIII. Kidney, &c..... | 3 | .. | 1 | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | IX, Childbirth, &c | 4 | l | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
l | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | Enteritis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
6 | 2 | XIII Prem: Birth and Debility. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 5 | XIV. Atrophy | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 3 | XV. Old Age | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal | ||||||||
5 | 5 | XVII. Violent Death | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | I. Small Pox | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Chicken pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
4 | 2 | Measles | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
5 | 10 | Hooping Cough | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 4 | Diarrhoea | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | VIII. Nephritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Bladder &c | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Typhus Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | IX. Paramenia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Erysipelas | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Childbirth | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma(Cancer) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Dis. of Uterus, &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 1 | Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | II.Haemorrhage | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | X. Rheumatis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | .. | Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of joints,&c | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Cancer | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | III. Scrofula | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Tabes Mesenlerica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
22 | 16 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 38 | 9 | 22 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Other Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 1 | Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | XIII. Intemperance | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
3 | 5 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 8 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Epilepsy | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Insanity | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 2 | Convulsions | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 3 | Disease of Brain, &c | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | Suffocation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Drowning | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Fractures & Contus. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Wounds | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
6 | 9 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 15 | .. | 2 | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |