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 WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN ISLINGTON AND ITS SUB-DISTRICTS DURING THE YEAR 1859.
All Ages. | AGES | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Und 1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | Und 5 | 5- | 10- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | 95 up. | ||||
West Sub-district. | Population, 1851 | 47881 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6135 | 4911 | 4254 | 9646 | 9188 | 6010 | 3958 | 2355 | 1050 | 331 | 41 | 2 | |
Deaths, all causes | 1394 | 356 | 128 | 69 | 48 | 39 | 640 | 87 | 25 | 65 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 97 | 110 | 80 | 12 | 1 | ||
East Sub-district. | Population, 1851 | 47448 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6055 | 5021 | 4457 | 9457 | 8544 | 5860 | 4134 | 2325 | 1164 | 379 | 47 | 5 | |
Deaths, all causes | 1276 | 305 | 127 | 54 | 53 | 32 | 575 | 6l | 23 | 62 | 89 | 81 | 97 | 108 | 103 | 63 | 10 | 4 | ||
Whole Parish. | Population, 1851 | 95329 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12190 | 9932 | 8711 | 19103 | 17732 | 11870 | 8092 | 4680 | 2214 | 710 | 88 | 7 | |
Deaths, all causes | 2670 | 665 | 255 | 123 | 101 | 71 | 1215 | 148 | 48 | 127 | 184 | 174 | 186 | 205 | 213 | 143 | 22 | 6 | ||
West s.d. | East s.d. | Class. | ||||||||||||||||||
404 | 342 | I. Zymotic | 746 | 200 | 131 | 77 | 67 | 44 | 519 | 97 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | .. |
38 | 51 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 109 | 10 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 2 | .. |
226 | 237 | III. Tubercular | 463 | 52 | 41 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 132 | 19 | 12 | 63 | 100 | 76 | 41 | 17 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
174 | 139 | IV. Brain and Nerves. | 313 | 87 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 133 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 46 | 31 | 23 | 4 | .. |
45 | 62 | V. Heart, &c. | 107 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 8 | .. | .. |
196 | 179 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 375 | 90 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 153 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 56 | 63 | 32 | 2 | .. |
60 | 61 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 121 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | .. | .. |
24 | 12 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 36 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .. |
11 | 9 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 9 | X. Joints, Hones, &c. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | XI. Skm, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 7 | XII. Malformations | 14 | 12 | .. | .. | l | .. | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
29 | 81 | XIII. Prein. Birth | 60 | 60 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | 9 | and Debility. | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
41 | 36 | XIV. Atrophy | 77 | 65 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | 77 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
48 | 38 | XV. Old Age | 86 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 21 | 47 | 12 | 5 |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
50 | 45 | XVII. Violent Death. | 95 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 8 | XVIII. Not Specified. | 11 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
17 | 8 | I. Small Pox | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
27 | 36 | Measles | 63 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
128 | 88 | Scarlatina | 216 | 16 | 28 | 38 | 35 | 21 | 138 | 59 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
48 | 54 | Hooping Cough . | 102 | 40 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 96 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 10 | Croup | 20 | .. | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 5 | Thrush | 10 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
63 | 57 | Diarrhoea | 120 | 88 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | 108 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | Dysentery | 7 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
4 | 4 | Cholera | 8 | 5 | .. | *• | •* | 6 | •* | .. | ||||||||||
1 | .. | Influenza | 1 | •• | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 | 1 | Scurvy and Purpura | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Ague | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Tonsillit. & Sore Tht. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 4 | Infantile Fever | 8 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
40 | 30 | Typhus Fever | 70 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | Puerperal Fever | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 5 | Rheumatic Fever | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 4 | Erysipelas | 12 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 1 | Syphilis | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Noma (Canker) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
23 | 22 | Diphtheria | 45 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
7 | 4 | II. Hæmorrhage | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
13 | 15 | Dropsy | 28 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Abscess | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Ulcer | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Mortification | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. |
29 | 23 | Cancer | 52 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .. |
1 | 3 | Gout | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 4 | III. Scrofula | 11 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
17 | 17 | Tabes Mesenterica | 34 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
167 | 171 | Phthisis (Consumpn. | 338 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 99 | 75 | 40 | 16 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
35 | 45 | Hydrocephalus | 80 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
28 | 12 | IV. Cephalitis | 40 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
20 | 34 | Apoplexy | 54 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 8 | .. | .. |
34 | 19 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 53 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | .. |
4 | 3 | Delirium Tremens | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 5 | F.pilepsy | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Tetanus | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Insanity | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
58 | 40 | Convulsions | 98 | 73 | 17 | 6 | 2 | .. | 98 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
21 | 24 | Disease of Brain, &c | 45 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. |