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 FOUR WEEKS ENDING MAY 29th, 1858. (Deaths Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years of nge. | 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. | 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 6o and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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81 | 82 | All Causes | 163 | 95 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 2 | .. | VI. Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 6 | Bronchitis | 12 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
Class. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
17 | 30 | I. Zymotic | 47 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 8 | 5 | Pneumonia | 13 | 9 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. |
4 | 3 | II. Dropsv, &c | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
20 | 11 | III. Tubercular | 31 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 | 9 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 16 | 10 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | 5 | V. Heart, &c | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | |||||||||
16 | 11 | VI. Lungs, &c | 27 | l6 | 1 | .. | 9 | 1 | VII. Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
7 | 4 | VII. Digestive Organs | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | Quinsey | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | VIII. Kidney, &c..... | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | IX. Childbirth, &c | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, & | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | XII. Malformations | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 3 | 3 | •* | Hernia (Rupture) | |||||||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||
3 | .. | XIV. Atrophy | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | XV. Old age | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal | ||||||
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XVII. Violent Death | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Jaundice | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
4 | 8 | Measles | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | Scarlatina | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 11 | Hooping Cough | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephria(Bright's Dis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Ague | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Bladder &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Rheumatic lever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Noma (Canker) | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 4 | Diphtheria | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | II. Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Dis. of Joints, &c | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
. | . . | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Cancer | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
16 | 10 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Hydrocephalus | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Other Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | IV. Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 11 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 6 | Convulsions | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..,. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Disease of Brain, &c | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | ... | 1 | Other Violence | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |