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 WHICH HAVE
All Ages. | Und 1 | AGES. | ||||||||||||||||||
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1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | Under 5 | 1 5- | | 10- | 15- | 25- | 1 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | 95 Un | |||||
West Sub-district. | Population, 1851 | 47881 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6135 | 4911 | 4254 | 96 46 | 9188 | 6010 | 3958 | 2355 | 1050 | 331 | 4 | 2 | |
Deaths, all causes | 1311 | 329 | 129 | 73 | 46 | 21 | 598 | 64 | 16 | 66 | 81 | 105 | 89 | 93 | 115 | 67 | IS | 2 | ||
East Sub-district. | Population, 1851 | 47448 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6055 | 5021 | 4457 | 9457 | 8544 | 5860 | 4134 | 2325 | 1164 | 379 | 47 | 5 | |
Deaths, all causes | 133) | 319 | 147 | 76 | 52 | 46 | 640 | 71 | 25 | 63 | 88 | 84 | 74 | 78 | 115 | 71 | 20 | 1 | ||
Whole Par.sh. | Population, 1861 | 95329 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12190 | 9932 | 8711 | 19103 | 17732 | 11870 | 8092 | 4680 | 2214 | 710 | 86 | 7 | |
Deaths, all causes | 2642 | 648 | 276 | 149 | 98 | 67 | 1238 | 135 | 43 | 129 | 169 | 189 | 163 | 171 | 230 | 138 | 33 | a | ||
West S.D. | East s.d. | Class. | ||||||||||||||||||
313 | 408 | I.Zymotic | 721 | 188 | 132 | 90 | 64 | 44 | 518 | 76 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .. |
53 | 10 | II. Dropsy, &c | 93 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 1 | .. |
212 | 196 | III. Tubercular | 408 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 94 | 19 | 14 | 61 | 89 | 71 | 34 | 20 | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
146 | 133 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 279 | 67 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 105 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 48 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
53 | 58 | V.Heart,&c. | 111 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 1 | .. |
264 | 230 | VII.Digestive Organs | 494 | 145 | 70 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 261 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 40 | bo | 31 | .. | |
73 | 62 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 135 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | .. |
16 | 15 | VIII. Kidney, &c | 31 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. |
11 | 9 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 12 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 4 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 1 | XI. Skin, &c | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 8 | XII. Malformations | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
34 | 32 | XIII. Prem. Birth; and Debility. | 66 | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
26 | 50 | XIV. Atrophy | 76 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
43 | 50 | XV. Old Age | 93 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 19 | 49 | 21 | 2 |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
45 | 27 | XVII. Violent Death | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | 8 | XVIII. NotSpecified | 14 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
11 | 7 | 1.Small Pox | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 9 | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
49 | 49 | Measles | 98 | 15 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 92 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
46 | 70 | Scarlatina | 116 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 82 | 29 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
60 | 90 | Hooping Cough | 159 | 64 | 48 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 149 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
13 | 11 | Croup | 24 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 7 | Thrush | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
36 | 54 | Diarrhœa | 90 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .. | 80 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Dysentery | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | i | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
1 | 6 | Cholera | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | 2 | Influenza | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | a . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Ague | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Infantile Fever | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
25 | 40 | Continued Fever | 65 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | .. | 15 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. |
4 | 10 | Puerperal Fever | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 5 | Rheumatic Fever | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 | 14 | Erysipelas | 27 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | l | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. |
4 | 1 | Syphilis | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Noma (Canker) | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
22 | 37 | Epid. Sore Throat | 59 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 7 | II.Hæmorrhage | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | ] | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
10 | 6 | Dropsy | 16 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | Abscess | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 4 | Ulcer | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Fistula | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Mortification | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
30 | 16 | Cancer | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Gout | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
8 | 3 | III.Scrofula | 11 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | 16 | Tabes Mesenterica | 31 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
162 | 154 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 316 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 89 | 70 | 33 | 20 | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
27 | 23 | Hydrocephalus | 50 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
23 | 19 | IV.Cephalitis | 42 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. |
19 | 24 | Apoplexy | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 10 | .. | .. |
37 | 29 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 66 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
5 | 2 | Delirium Tremens | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
8 | 6 | Epilepsy | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Insanity | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
40 | 35 | Convulsions | 75 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 | 16 | Disease of Brain, &c | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. |