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 REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FIVE WEEKS ENDING APRIL 2nd, 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 under 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 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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123 | 110 | All causes | 233 | 126 | 31 | 28 | 40 | 8 | 1 | .. | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
class | 15 | 16 | Bronchitis | 31 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
32 | 29 | I. Zymotic | 61 | 52 | 6 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 3 | II. Dropsy,&c. | 10 | 2 | l | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Pneumonia | 10 | 4 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. |
16 | 17 | III. Tubercular | 33 | 14 | 15 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Asthma | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 |
22 | 6 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 28 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | Disease of Lungs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 7 | V. Heart, &c. | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
22 | 25 | VI. Lungs,&c. | 47 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||
6 | 4 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | VII Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | VIII. Kidney, &c | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | IX, Childbirth, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | 1 | XI. Skin, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 3 | XIII. Prern. Birth and Debility. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ulceration of Intest. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia(Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 8 | XIV. Atrophy | 11 | 1 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
5 | 1 | XV. Old Age | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | Intussusception | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal | ||||||||
3 | 1 | XVII. Violent Death | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . |
.. | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver | ||||||
.. | .. | Chicken Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 1 | Measles | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 1 | Scarlatoina | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Leaver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 12 | Hooping Cough | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Dirrhœa | 1 | 1 | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Cholera | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Ague | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Typhus fever | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
1 | 2 | Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 1 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis.of Uterus,&c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 4 | Epid. Sore Throat | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Drops | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Abscess | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | ...... | .. | |||||||||
l | 1 | Mortification | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | XI. Carbuncle | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Cancer | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | III. Scorfula | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
13 | 12 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Apoplexy | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 1 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Delirium | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Insanity | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burés and scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 1 | Convulsions | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Disease of Brain, &c | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Suffocation | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | V. Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning Fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneirism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Wounds | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |