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 NOVEMBER 27th, 1858. {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 60 year of age | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years ot 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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138 | 93 | All causes | 231 | 137 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 4 | 1 | .. | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class. | 2b | 8 | Bronchitis | 24 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
27 | 38 | I. Zymotic | 65 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 5 | 4 | Pleurisy | 9 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
6 | 3 | II. Dropsy, &c | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | 10 | III. Tubercular | 32 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | Disease of Lungs | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
12 | IV. Brain and Nerves.. | 31 | l5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | .. | ||||||||||
6 | 4 | V. Heart, &c. | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | |||||||||
34 | 13 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 47 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
9 | 4 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 13 | 6 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | VII. Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | VIII. Kidney, &c | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | IX, Childbirth, &c | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Benes, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XI. Skin, &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | XII. Malformations | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 1 | 1 | Ulceration of Intest. | I | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 3 | XIV. Atrophy | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | XV. Old Age | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | Intussusception | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
4 | .. | XVII. Violent Death | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | Dis. of Stomach, &c. Disease of Pancreas . | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
.. | 1 | I. Small Pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | Measles | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
14 | 15 | Scarlatina | 29 | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 | 3 | Hooping Cough | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | 2 | Croup | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 3 | Diarrhoea | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Disease of Bladder &c | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
2 | 4 | Typhus Fever | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Psramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Noma (Canker) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | II. Haemorrhage | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Dropsy | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
,. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Cancer | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Phlegmon | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | •* | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • |
.. | 1 | III.Scrofula | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
18 | 8 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 2b | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Hydrocephalus | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Other Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | IV. Cephalitis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Apoplexy | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 | 2 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Ireinens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Tetanus Insanity | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 3 | Convulsions | 9 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•' | 1 | Disease of Brain, &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | Suffocation Drowning | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | 4 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |