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 OCTOBER 30th, 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 of 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 60 and unaer 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 86 | All causes | 182 | 98 | 28 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | VI. Laryngitis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Class. | 8 | 3 | Bronchitis | 11 | 5 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | ||||||||
| 25 | 34 | I. Zymotic | 59 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| 3 | 3 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 6 | 1 | l | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | Pneumonia | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 19 | 10 | III. Tubercular | 29 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 9 | 14 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 2 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Lungs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| b | 2 | V. Heart, &c. | 8 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | ||||||||||
| 15 | 7 | VI. Lungs, &c | 22 | 14 | 4 | .. | .. | ||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 8 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | VII. Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 2 | 2 | VIII. Kidney, &c | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| IX. Childbirth, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | XI. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Peritonitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| 1 | .. | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 | 1 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| 4 | 2 | XIV. Atrophy | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | I | .. |
| 4 | 5 | XV. Old Age | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | XVII. Violent Death.. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
| .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
| I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | ||||||||
| Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
| 4 | Measles | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 6 | 19 | Scarlatina | 25 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| 3 | 3 | Hooping Cough | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 2 | 1 | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
| 2 | Thrush | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
| 2 | Diarrhæa | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Stricture of Urethra | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Infautile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 4 | 4 | Typhus Fever | 8 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | |||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
| . . | Rheumatic t ever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 4 | Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 4 | 1 | Diphtheria | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
| II. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 1 | 2 | Dropsy | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 1 | .. | Abscess | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
| Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
| .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 1 | 1 | Cancer | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | |
| Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | ||
| III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Tabes Mescnlerica | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 13 | 8 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 21 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 3 | 1 | Hydrocephalus | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2 | 2 | IV. Cephalitis | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Apoplexy | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1 | 2 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. |
| .. | 2 | Delirium Tremens | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 1 | 2 | Epilepsy | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| .. | 3 | Convulsions | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hanging | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| 1 | 1 | Disease of Brain, &c | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
| .. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 6 | 2 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 8 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |