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 JULY 2nd, 1858. (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 aage | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and Under 60 years of ape. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age |
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99 | 97 | At all Ages. | 196 | 98 | 27 | 36 | 28 | 7 | .. | .. | VI. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 4 | Bronchitis | 13 | 7 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
Class. | .. | 2 | Pleurisy | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||
29 | 15 | I. Zymotic | 44 | 41| | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | Pneumonia | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | II. Dropsy | 6 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
12 | 22 | III. Tubercular | 34 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 14 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 24 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
2 | 7 | V. Heart, &c | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | VII. Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 9 | VI. Lungs, &c | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 8 | VII. Digestive Organs | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | Gastritis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
5 | 1 | VIII. Kidney, &c | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | IX. Childbirth, &c | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 2 | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
.. | .. | XI. Skin,&c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration Of Intesst | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | XII. Malformations | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia(Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | XIII. Prern. Birth and Debility. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 2 | XIV. Atrophy | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 5 | XV. Old Age | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | Dis. of stomach,&c | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 5 | XVII. Violent Death | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Jaundice | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Measles | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 2 | Disease of Liver | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
6 | 4 | Scarlatina | 10 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 5 | Hooping Cough | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
l | .. | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Diarrhœa | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | Nephria (Bright's Dis) | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Stone | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 1 | Typhus Fever | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | l | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | Childbirth(see Metria) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Syphilis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | . . | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Epid. Sore Throat | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | X. Rheumatism | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
1 | 3 | Dropsy | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Cancer | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | III. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Tabes Mesenterica . | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 20 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 31 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Other Malformations | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | IV. Cephalitis | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Apoplexy | 6 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | XIII. Intemperance | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | Privation of Food .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | j | Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Epilepsy | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Poison | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Insanity | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Convulsions | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Disease of Brain,&c | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | 2 | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | V. Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 6 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | Other Violence | 2 | 2 | .... | .... | .... | .... |