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 APRIL 30th, 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 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 60 years of age and upwards. |
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96 | 86 | All Causes | 182 | 97 | 23 | 21 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | VI. Laryngitis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
class. | 11 | 6 | Bronchitis | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .. | ||||||||
21 | 21 | I. Zymotic | 42 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | II. Dropsy | 7 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | 5 | 7 | Pneumonia | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
21 | 19 | III. Tubercular | 40 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
9 | 10 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | V. Heart, & c | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | |||||||||
17 | 16 | VI. Lungs &c. | 33 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||
5 | 2 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | VII. Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | VIII. Kidney, & c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | IX. Childbirth, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | X. Joints, Hones, &c. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hernia(Rupture) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
3 | 2 | XIV. Atrophy | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | XV. Old Age | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | ||||||
1 | 4 | XVII. Violent Death | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of stomach,&c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | I. Small Pox | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Inflammation of Liver Hepatitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | 1 | Measles | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of liver | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | 6 | Scarlatina | 12 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | .. | Hooping Cough | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
1 | 4 | Croup | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria (Bright'Dis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Influenza | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Stricture of Urethra | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | Typhus Fever | 8 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Noma (Canker) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Epid. Sore Throat | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | X. Rheumatism | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. |
1 | 2 | Dropsy | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Dis. of Joints, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | _ | |||||||||
Fistula | . . | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||
1 | .. | Mortification | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Cancer | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . |
.. | .. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 1 | Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
14 | 15 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 29 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Apoplexy | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Palsy (Paralysis) | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 5 | Convulsions | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Disease of Brain, &c | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Fractures & Contus. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 3 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | Other Violence | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |