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 OCCURRING IN EACH WEEK AND QUARTER, DISTINGUISHING CERTAIN IMPORTANT DISEASES AND AGES. [Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals, and of Islington Patients in Hospitals elsewhere, not included.]
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Week ending | Jan. 8 | Jan. 15 | Jan. 22 | Jan. 29 | Feb 5 | Feb 12 | Feb 19 | Feb 26 | Mar 5 | Mar 12 | Mar 19 | Mar 25 | Apr. 2 | 1st Quarter. | Apr. 9 | Apr 16 | Apr. 23 | Apr. 30 | May 7 | May 14 | May 2l | May 28 | Jun 4 | Jun 11 | Jun 18 | Jun 25 | July 2 | 2nd Quarter. |
Total | 56 | 64 | 56 | 46 | 57 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 56 | 651 | 37 | 33 | 60 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 54 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 30 | 46 | 43 | 533 |
Under 3 years | 20 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 252 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 189 |
70 years and upwards | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 62 |
Zymotic diseases | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 174 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 114 |
Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Measles | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Scarlatina | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
Diphtheria & Sore Throat | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Hooping cough | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | b | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Continued Fever | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | l | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | l | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 18 |
Phthisis | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 85 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 80 |
Dis. of Respy. Organs . | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 122 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 77 |
Mean Temperature | 35.4° | 39.1° | 43.3° | 43.7° | 39.6° | 42.4° | 45.1° | 44.1° | 48.4° | 45.7° | 47.4° | 46.1° | 42.6° | 43.3° | 56.3° | 42.4° | 41.0° | 48.2° | 48.5° | 51.2° | 52.6° | 56.1° | 62.3° | 61.7° | 59.7° | 60.0° | 63.5° | 54.1° |
Week ending | Ju!v 9 | July ,6 | July 23 | July 30 | Aug 6 | Au» 13 | Aug 20 | Aup 27 | Sept 3 | Sept 10 | Sept 17 | Sept 24 | Oct. 1 | 3rd Quarter. | Oct. 8 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 22 | Oct. 29 | Nov 5 | Nov 12 | Nov 19 | Nov 26 | Dec 3 | Dec 10 | Dec 17 | Dec 24 | Dec 31 | 4th Quarter. |
Total | 6 7 | 67 | 78 | 60 | 6l | 56 | 46 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 45 | 58 | 55 | 731 | 44 | 48 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 53 | 56 | 73 | 55 | 69 | 58 | 75 | 61 | 748 |
Under 3 years | 27 | 31 | 53 | 36 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 325 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 269 |
70 rears and upwards | l | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 84 |
Zymotic diseases | 19 | 21 | 32 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 253 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | l6 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 202 |
Small pox | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 11 |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2! |
Scarlatina | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 101 |
Diphtheria & Sore Throat | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 10 |
Hooping cough | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 11 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 10 |
Diarrhœa | 8 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 102 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Cholera | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Continued Fever | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
Phthsis | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 80 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 90 |
Dis. of Respy. Organs . | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | l | 6 | 8 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 116 |
Mean Temperature | 67.4° | 71.0° | 69.0° | 67.0° | 63.8° | 63.9° | 63.9° | 66.6° | 57.5° | 58.0° | 53.8° | 56.5° | 58.7° | 62.9° | 62.1° | 55.3° | 48.3° | 38.6° | 47.6° | 43.7° | 37.6° | 41.1° | 37.3° | 41.3° | 28.6° | 33.0° | 4.53° | 43.1° |