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 JULY 30th, 1859. (Deaths of Non - Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.d. | Fast s.d. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Uuder20 years 01 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 ot age |
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141 | 128 | At all Ages. | 269 | 180 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 6 | .. | .. | VI. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 6 | Bronchitis | 11 | .. | 3 | 1 | 7 | .. | |||||||||
Class. | 1 | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
51 | 45 | I. Zymotic | 96 | 87 | 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 4 | II. Dropsy, &c | l3 | 2 | .. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
19 | 28 | III. Tubercular | 47 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
23 | 16 | IV. Brain and Nerves.. | 39 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||
8 | 4 | V. Heart, &c | 12 | .. | 1 | 8 | 3 | .. | |||||||||
8 | 7 | VI. Lungs &c. | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .. | 4 | 1 | VII. Teething | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 5 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 11 | 6 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Qmnsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | VIII Kidney, &c | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | IX. Childbirth, &c | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
XI. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | XII. Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | 3 | XIV. Atrophy | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | 2 | XV. Old Age | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of stomach,&c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | XVII. Violent Death | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | . . | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | I. Small Pox | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of liver | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
10 | 10 | Scarlatina | 20 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 4 | Hooping Cough | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Croup | |||||||||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
26 | 23 | Diarrhœa | 49 | 48 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephrtis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Nephria (Bright'Dis) | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
4 | 2 | Cholera | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever .... | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Childbirth (See Metria) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Epid. Sore Throat | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||
.. | .. | I I. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Abscess | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Dis. of Joints, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Ulcer | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Mortification | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5 | 2 | Cancer | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | III. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
4 | 3 | Tabes Mesenterica . | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 | 15 | Phthisis(Consumpn.; | 25 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 10 | Hydrocephalus | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 4 | IV. Cephalitis | 10 | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Apoplexy | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Delirium Tremens.. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 6 | Epilepsy | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Disease ot Brain, | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Suffocation | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Drowning | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Fractures & Contus. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 4 | Disease of Heart, & c | 12 | .. | 1 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |