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 JULY 3rd, 1858. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Uuder 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. | 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. |
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114 | 113 | All causes | 227 | 120 | 41 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | VI. Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class | 8 | 6 | Bronchitis | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .. | ||||||||
30 | 34 | I.Zymotic | 64 | 54 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | II. Dropsy, &c | 8 | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | Pneumonia | 6 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
15 | 18 | III. Tubercular | 33 | 10 | 17 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 13 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 24 | 8 | l | 5 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | V. Heart, &c. | 9 | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | |||||||||
12 | 10 | VI. Lungs, &c | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .. | |||||||||
12 | 7 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 19 | 9 | 3 | .. | 6 | 4 | 1 | VII. Teething | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | VIII. Kidney, &c..... | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | IX. Childbirth, &c | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Enteritis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XI. Skin, &c......... | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | .. | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
4 | 6 | XIV. Atrophy | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
3 | 6 | XV. Old Age | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal | ||||||||
9 | 5 | XVII. Violent Death | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Disease of Pancreas. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | I. Small pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | ||||||
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |||
3 | 2 | Measles | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scarlatina | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | Disease of Liver | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
9 | 7 | Hooping Cough | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | l | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | _ | _ | _ | ||||||
1 | l | Thrush | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 10 | Diarrhoea | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Cholera | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | 5 | Tuphus Fever | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Puerperal Fever | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Childbirth | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | Diphtheria | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | II. Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Dropsy | 2 | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Abscess | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | Dis. of Joints, &c | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
. | 1 | Fistula | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | XI. Carbuncle | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Cancer | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | III.Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Tabes Mesenterica. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 | 14 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 27 | 4 | 17 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 4 | Apoplexy | 4 | .. | .. | l | 3 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 9 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Deluium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Negleet | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Convulsions | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hanging | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Disease of Brain, &c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | Suffocation | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Drowning | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Fractures & Contus. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | Wounds | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | |
4 | 5 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 9 | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |