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 THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING MAY 26th, 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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102 | 106 | At all Ages. | 208 | 110 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | VI. Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 16 | Bronchitis | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
Class. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
30 | 23 | I. Zymotic | 53 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Pneumonia | 13 | 9 | 3 | .. | I | .. |
5 | 2 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | 13 | III. Tubercular | 28 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 15 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | VII. Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 6 | V. Heart, &c. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | |||||||||
18 | 23 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 41 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
7 | 4 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 2 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Gastritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | IX, Childbirth, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | Enteritis | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Peritonitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
3 | 3 | XIV. Atrophy | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 12 | XV. Old Age | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 9 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 2 | XVII. Violent Death | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 3 | I. Small Pox | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
1 | .. | Jaundice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
10 | 5 | Measles | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Disease of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 2 | Scarlatina | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Hooping Cough | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | VIII. Nephritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephria(Bright'sDis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Sore Throat, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic l ever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth(seeMetria) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Diphtheria | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
1 | .. | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
3 | 2 | Cancer | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | III. Scrofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Tabes Mesentcrica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
10 | 10 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Hydrocephalus | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Other Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | IV. Cephalitis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Apoplexy | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Poison | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 5 | Convulsions | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Disease of Brain,&c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Drowning | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fractures & Contus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Wounds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 6 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | Other Violence | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |