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 JANUARY 1st, 1859. (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 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of aee. | At 80 years oi age ana 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 ape. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 6o and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years ot age and upwards. |
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172 | 192 | All causes | 364 | 221 | 44 | 38 | 48 | 12 | .. | .. | VI. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class. | 36 | 35 | Bronchitis | 71 | 46 | l | 7 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||
41 | 50 | I. Zymotic | 91 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 3 | II. Dropsy,&c. | 10 | l | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Pneumonia | 26 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
23 | 26 | III. Tubercular | 49 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 4 | .. | 4 | 2 | Asthma | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. |
13 | 16 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 29 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | Disease of Lungs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 8 | V. Heart, &c | 18 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
53 | 51 | VI. Lungs, &c | 104 | 68 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 5 | |||||||||
11 | 11 | VII. Digestive Organs | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 3 | VII. Teething | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | .. | VIII. Kidney, &c | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | IX. Childbirth,&c | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | Enteritis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Peritonitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | XII. Malformations | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | XIII, Prem. Birth and Debility. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (ltupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 8 | XIV. Atrophy | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 5 | XV. Old Atje | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | ||||||||
5 | 5 | XVII. Violent Death.. | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | I. Small pox | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |||||||
Jaundice | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
8 | 8 | Measles | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |||||||
8 | 5 | Scarlatina | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | Disease of Liver | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
10 | 18 | Hooping Cough | 28 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Croup | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 2 | Influenza | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Stone | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
6 | 3 | Typhus Fever | 9 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
.. | 3 | Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Childbirth | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 5 | Diphtheria | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | II. Haemorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Ulcer Fistula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Cancer | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | III. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
19 | 20 | Phtisis(Consumpn.) | 39 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | Spina Bifida | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Other Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | IV. Cephalitis | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | Apoplexy | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 4 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Privation of food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Poison | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Burns and Scalds | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Convulsions | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 3 | Disease of Brain, &c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Sufiocahon | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Drowning | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | V. Pericarditis | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Wounds | 2* | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
7 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 14 | .. | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•Age of one unspecified.