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 FEBRUARY 27th, 1868. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D. | East S D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years ot 1 age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 j 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 age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 vears of Age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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99 | 103 | All Cause | 202 | 106 | 22 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 1 | .. | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class | 25 | 13 | Bronchitis | 38 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .. | ||||||||
19 | 29 | I. Zymotic | 48 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 1 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 6 | 7 | Pneumonia | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
13 | 17 | III. Tubercular | 30 | 14 | 1 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | Asthma | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
10 | 9 | IV. Brain and Nerves.. | 19 | 5 | .. | 5 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 6 | V. Heart, &c | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
33 | 21 | VI. Lungs, &c | 54 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 12 | .. | |||||||||
4 | 7 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | VII. Teething | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | VIII. Kidney, &c..... | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Quinsey | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | IX, Childbirth, &c | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | .. | XIII. Prem: Birth and Debility | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hernia (Rupture) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | 2 | XIV. Atrophy | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 7 | XV. Old Age | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal | ||||||||
1 | .. | XVII. Violent Death | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | .. | I. Small Pox | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
6 | 5 | Measles | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..• • | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 5 | Scarlatina | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
4 | 12 | Hooping Cough | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Thrush | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | ||||||||
.. | 2 | Diarrhoea | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Disease of Bladder &c | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
.. | 2 | Typhus Fever | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma(Cfanker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Diphtherite | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | II. Hfaemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of joints, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 1 | Cancer | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
1 | .. | III. Scrofula | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | _ | ||||||||
1 | 3 | Tabes Mesenterica. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 10 | Phthisis(Con8umpn.) | 19 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Apoolexy | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Convulsions | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | .. | Disease of Brain, &c | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 6 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |