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 26th, 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 ace. | 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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98 | 94 | 192 | 118 | 21 | 19 | 30 | 4 | .. | 2 | VI Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Class | 9 | 14 | Bronchitis | 23 | 10 | .. | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
35 | 19 | I. Zymotic | 54 | 52 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 2 | II. Dropsy,&c. | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
17 | 21 | III. Tubercular | 38 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 12 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 23 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | V. Heart, &c | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | |||||||||
13 | 16 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 29 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | 6 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | VII. Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | IX, Childbirth, &c | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XII Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | XIII, Prem. Birth and Debility. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hernia (Rupture) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 1 | XIV. Atrophy | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | XV. Old Age | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal | ||||||||
.. | 4 | XVII. Violent Death | 4 | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | XVIII. Not Specified | 2 | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
. . | ., | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | 1. Small Pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver | ||||||
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | (Hepatitis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Measles | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
8 | 2 | Scarlatina | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Disease of Liver | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
13 | 9 | Hooping Cough | 22 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 2 | 2 | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII.nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Nephria (Bright's Ds) | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .... |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | ...... | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Infantile Fever | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Rheutmatic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ssymblis yphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | Epid. Sore Throat | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | 1 | II. Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | X. Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | .. | Dropsy | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Dis. of Joints, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Ulcer | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Cancer | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . |
.. | 1 | III. Scorfula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | 15 | Phthisis(Consumpn) | 27 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Spina | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | IV. Cephalitis | 5 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Apoplexy | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Palsy(Paralysis) | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | Privation of Food | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremeans | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 2 | Convulsions | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Disease of Brain, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Drowning | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | Other Violence | 1 | 1 | . | .. | .. | .. |