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 MARCH 31st, 1860.
(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 60 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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138 | 171 | At all Ages. | 300 | 176 | 24 | 47 | 50 | 12 | .. | 2 | VI. Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Class | 22 | 22 | Bronchitis | 44 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||
1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
35 | 22 | I. Zymotic | 57 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .. | 9 | 19 | Pneumonia | 28 | 24 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
7 | 6 | II. Dropsy | 13 | 3 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
13 | 27 | III. Tubercular | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Disease of Lungs | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
10 | 20 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 80 | 16 | .. | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | VII. Teething | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 9 | V. Heart, &c. | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
34 | 44 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 78 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 2 | |||||||||
10 | 7 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 17 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | VIII. Kidney, &c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Gastritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 4 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 5 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | XII. Malformations | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 4 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
3 | 6 | XIV. Atrophy | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Intussusception | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
3 | 11 | XV. Old Age | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
4 | 7 | XVII. Violent Death | 11 | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | XVIII. Not Specified | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | I. Small Pox | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Chicken-Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Disease of Liver | 7 | .. | l | 4 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
5 | 1 | Measles | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
8 | 7 | Scarlatina | 15 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
12 | .. | Hooping Cough | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Influenza | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Infantile Fever | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c. | ||||||||
4 | 3 | Typhus Fever | 7 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Childbirth(seeMetria) | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Dis. of Uterus, &c.. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | 4 | Diphtheria | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | II. Hæmorrhage | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | X. Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
3 | 2 | Dropsy | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Dis. of Joints, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 3 | Cancer | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica . | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 17 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 8 | Hydrocephalus | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | Other Malformations | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | IV. Cephalitis | 9 | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Apoplexy | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Neglect | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Poison | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Burns and Scalds | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 7 | Convulsions | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 3 | Disease of Brain, &c | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Suffocation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | V. Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 8 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | Other Violence | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |