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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DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKS ENDING OCTOBER 29th, 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 undtr 60 years of age. | At 6o 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. | Uuder20 years of age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 6u and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards |
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103 | 79 | At all Ages. | 182 | 95 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 7 | 1 | .. | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Bronchitis | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
Class. | 2 | .. | Pleurisy | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||
39 | 25 | I. Zymotic | 64 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
6 | 2 | II. Dropsy, &c..... | 8 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
20 | 15 | III. Tubercular | 35 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 8 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | V. Heart, &c. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | |||||||||
9 | 5 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | VII. Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 5 | VII. Digestive Organ | 10 | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | l | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | VIII. Kidney, &c..... | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | IX, Childbirth, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin,&c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ulceration of Intest | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | XIH. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Hernia (Rupture) | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
4 | .. | XIV. Atrophy | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | XV. Old Age | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 5 | XVII. Violent Death | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diseases of pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (hepatitis) | ||||||
2 | .. | I. Small Pox | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Chicken-pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diseases of liver | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
4 | 5 | Measles | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Diseases of spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
19 | 8 | Scarlatina | 27 | 25 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
2 | 1 | Hooping Cough | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria(Bright's Dis0 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 4 | Diarrhœa | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Dysentery | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diseases of Bladder &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
5 | 5 | Typhus Fever | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Childbirth(seeMetria) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma(canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | Epid. Sore Throat | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Dropsy | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | 2 | Dis. of Joints, &c. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Cancer | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | III. Scrofula | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Tapes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
14 | 11 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 25 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | IV. Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 2 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | Privation of food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Epilespy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Convulsions | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Disease of Brain, &c | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Fractures & Contus. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |