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 NOVEMBER 26th, 1859. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years 40 age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 6o and uncer 80 years of age. | At 80 years ot 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 and uDwards |
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132 | 100 | At all Ages. | 232 | 121 | 33 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | VI. Larvngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 3 | Bronchitis | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. | |||||||||
Class. | 2 | .. | Pleurisy | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||
40 | 34 | I. Zymotic. | 74 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 | 3 | Pneumonia | 7 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
6 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
19 | 15 | III. Tubercular | 34 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 9 | IV. Brain and Nerves. | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
7 | 6 | V. Heart &c. | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .. | VII.Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
19 | 7 | VI. Lungs, &. | 26 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 2 | VII. Digestive Organs | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 7 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 2 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ulceration Of Intest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XII. Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 2 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Instussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 2 | XIV. Atrophy | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | XV. Old Age | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | Dis. o0f stomach, &c | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
5 | 4 | XVII. Violent Death | 9 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | XVIII. Not Specified | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Inflammation of liver (hepatitis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
3 | 2 | I. Small Pox | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 5 | Chiken pox | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Disease of liver | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
20 | 18 | Scarlatina | 38 | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Hooping Cough | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | THrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Nephria (Bright's Dis) | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | Isehuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Scurvy and Purpura | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Uthera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diseases of Bladders &c | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
1 | 1 | Infantile Fever | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |||||||
5 | 1 | Typhus Fever | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
I | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth(see Metria) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma(Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Dis. ot Uterus, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Epid. Sore Throat | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | II. Hæmorrhage | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Dropsy | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. Of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
3 | 4 | Cancer | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | 1 | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Duease of Skin, &c | ||||||
1 | .. | III. Scrofula | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Tabes Mesenlerica . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
17 | 13 | Phthi8is(Consumpn.) | 30 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | 3 | Apoplexy | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of food | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | .. | Palsy (Paralysis) | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | Want of brest milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Delirium Tremens | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Naglet | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Epilespy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Tetanus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and scalds | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Convulsions | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Disease of Brain,&c | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Drowining | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fractures & Contus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 5 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | Other Violence | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |