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 AUGUST 27th, 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 |
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121 | 92 | At all Ages. | 21 | 116 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 7 | .. | .. | VI. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 2 | Bronchitis | 7 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | |||||||||
Class. | 1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||
41 | 24 | I. Zymotic | 65 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 4 | l | 1 | 1 | Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 6 | II. Dropsy, &c | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | Asthma | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
22 | 18 | III. Tubercular | 40 | 16 | 19 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 7 | IV. Brain and Nerves | It16) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | V. Heart,&c | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
8 | 4 | VI. Lungs, &c | 12 | 3 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | 2 | 2 | VII. Teething | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 8 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | VIII. Kidney, &c | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | IX, Childbirth,&c | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Ascites | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
1 | 3 | XII. Malformations | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | H ernia (Rupture) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 | 7 | XIV. Atrophy | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | XV. Old Age | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 3 | XVII. Violent Death.. | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of stomach,&c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | I. Small Pox | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Measles | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Jaundice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | 3 | Scarlatina | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | Disease of liver | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
1 | 3 | Hooping Cough | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | _ | ||||||||
2 | 1 | Thrush | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||
14 | 10 | Diarrhœa | 24 | 23 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | Cholera | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Diabetes | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Stone | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 5 | Typhus Fever | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth(seeMetria) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epid. Sore Throat.. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | X. Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c... | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Ulcer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 5 | Cancer | 8 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | III. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Tabes Mesenterica . | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | XII. Cyanosis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | 12 | Phthisis(Consumpn.,) | 27 | 3 | 19 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Other Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 3 | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 3 | Apoplexy | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Convulsions | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Disease of Brain, &c | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Drowning | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Other Violence | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |