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 MAY 28th, 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 of 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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73 | 80 | All Causes | 161 | 80 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 5 | .. | 2 | VI. Laryngitis | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
class. | 5 | 7 | Bronchitis | 12 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | ||||||||
20 | 12 | I. Zymotic | 32 | 29 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 4 | II. Dropsy | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 7 | Pneumonia | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
14 | 17 | III. Tubercular | 31 | 10 | 16 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Asthma | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
7 | 13 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 6 | V. Heart, & c | 8 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | |||||||||
12 | 17 | VI. Lungs &c. | 29 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
5 | 4 | VII. Digestive Organs | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | VII. Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | VIII. Kidney, & c | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | IX, Childbirth, &c | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | X, Joints, Bones, &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | XIII, Prem. Birth and Debility. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 4 | XIV. Atrophy | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | XV. Old Age | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | .. | XVII. Violent Death | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
1 | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | I. Small Pox | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | |||||||
1 | .. | Measles | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 4 | Scarlatina | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Disease of Liver | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
4 | 4 | Hooping Cough | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Infantile Fever | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Bladder &c | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 6 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Epid. Sore Throat | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | II. Hæmorrhage | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | X. Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Dropsy | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Cancer | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 13 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 23 | 2 | 15 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | IV. Cephalitis | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | 6 | Apoplexy | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
2 | 2 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Convulsions | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Disease of Brain, &c | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Disease of Brain, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 6 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 8 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | Other Violence | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |