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]
This page requires JavaScript
DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FIVE WEEKS ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 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 6o and uncer 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 6o and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
165 | 155 | At all Ages. | 320 | 174 | 43 | 43 | 4/ | 13 | .. | .. | VI. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
26 | 21 | Bronchitis | 47 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 1 | |||||||||
Class. | .. | .. | Pleuurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
37 | 33 | I. Zymotic | 70 | 64 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 11 | Pneumonia | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. |
2 | 8 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Asthma | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
26 | 21 | III. Tubercular | 47 | 18 | 20 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
20 | 19 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 39 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 11 | .. | |||||||||
3 | 7 | V. Heart, &c. | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | |||||||||
37 | 33 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 70 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | VII. Teething | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 8 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | VIII. Kidney, &c..... | 5 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XII. Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 6 | XIII. Prem. Birth | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Bupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | and Debility | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | XIV. Atrophy | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 7 | XV. Old Age | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal | ||||||
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 9 | XVII. Violent Death | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
1 | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | .. | I. Small pox | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Chicken pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Measles | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | Disease of liver | 6 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 |
19 | 19 | Scarlatina | 38 | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Hooping Cough | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | VIII. Nephritis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Diarrhœa | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | Nephria(Bright's Dis) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Typhus Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Rheumatie Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Childbirth(seeMetria) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma(canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Epid. Sore Throat | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Dropsy | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | 3 | Cancer | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | 1 | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | - | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 1 | Tabes Mcsenlerica . | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
17 | 16 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 33 | 4 | 20 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Biflda | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IV. cephalitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 4 | Apoplexy | 9 | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | .. | Palsy (Paralysis) | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Delirium Tremens | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | Want of breast milk | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Epilespy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | tetanus | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | Burns and Scalds | 6 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
8 | 6 | Convulsion | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hanging | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 5 | Disease of Brain,&c | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | Suffocation | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | Drowning | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | V. Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 6 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 8 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | Other Violence | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |