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 FOUR WEEKS ENDING APRIL 28th, 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 yars 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. | I 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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133 | 130 | At all Ages. | 263 | 143 | 16 | 27 | 56 | 11 | .. | 1 | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
26 | 25 | Bronchitis | 51 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 1 | |||||||||
Class. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
19 | 24 | I. Zymotic | 43 | 40 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 8 | Pneumonia | 17 | 12 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 |
4 | 3 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
29 | 18 | III. Tubercular | 47 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | 13 | IV. Brain and Nerves.. | 28 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .. | VII. Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 8 | V. Heart, &c. | 10 | .. | 2 | 2 | 6 | .. | |||||||||
35 | 35 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 70 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 2 | |||||||||
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 7 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Gastritis | 4 | .. | 2 | l | .. | 1 | |||||||||
.. | 2 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | XI. Skin, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | XII. Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | |||||||||
6 | 4 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
1 | .. | Intussusception . | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 2 | XIV. Atrophy | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
10 | 7 | XV. Old Age | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 7 | |||||||||
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Dis.of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | XVII. Violent Death | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | XVIII. Not Specified | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | I. Small Pox | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | 2 | Jaundice | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Liver | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | Measles | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 5 | Scarlatina | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
7 | 2 | Hooping Cough | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | 1 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Nephria(Bright,sDis) | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Diarrhœa | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Typhus Fever | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth(seeMetria) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 2 | Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | II. Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Abscess | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Dis. of Joints, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Ulcer | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Cancer | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Skin, &c | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | III. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
22 | 12 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 34 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 3 | Apoplexy | 6 | .. | .. | l | 5 | .. | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 4 | Convulsions | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Disease of Brain, &c | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | V. Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 7 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 9 | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | Other Violence | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |