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 OCTOBER 2nd, 1853.
(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 69 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 1 | 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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83 | 123 | All causes | 206 | 119 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | VI. Laryngitis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class | 1 | Bronchitis | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | ||||||||||
29 | 43 | I. Zymotic | 72 | 66 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Pneumonia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | |
12 | 20 | III. Tubercular | 32 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
7 | 8 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 15 | 6 | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
7 | 6 | V. Heart, &c | 13 | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
6 | 11 | VI. Lungs, &c | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .. | |||||||||
2 | 9 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | VII. Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | VIII. Kidney, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | .. | IX, Childbirth, &c | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | .. | X. Joints, IJones, &c | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | XIII, Pretn. Birth and Debility. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . | .. | Hernia (Kupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
8 | XIV. Atrophy | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 4 | XV. Old Age | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | ||||||||
5 | 1 | XVII. Violent Death. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 1 | XVIII. NotSpecified. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
_ | - | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
1 | 2 | I. Small Pox | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation ot Liver (Hepatitis; ...... | ||||||
Chicken Pox | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Jaundice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
2 | 2 | Measles | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | Disease of Liver | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
7 | 14 | Scarlatina | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Spleen | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
3 | 5 | Hooping Cough | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | ||||||||
6 | 5 | Diarrhoea | 1 1 | 1 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Cholera | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diseases if Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | Typhus Fever | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | l | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | .. | Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | Childbirth | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c.- | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | Diphtheria | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | II. Haemorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Dropsy | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Dis. ol Joints, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
. | .. | Futula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | Mortification | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | XI.C arbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | Cmce | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | - | ||||||||
.. | 1 | Tabes Mescnlerica. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
11 | 17 | Phthiais(Consumpn. | 28 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Mallormations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | IV. Cephalitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | Apoplexy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | XIII.Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | 4 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epitepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Convulsions | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | ||||||
.. | .. | Disease of Brain, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | V. Pericarditis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Wounds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 5 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 12 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | Other Violence | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |