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 JANUARY 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 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 6o and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards |
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117 | 126 | At all Ages. | 243 | 132 | 25 | 23 | 55 | 8 | .. | 4 | VI. Laryngitis | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
30 | 23 | Bronchitis | 53 | 28 | .. | 5 | 19 | 1 | |||||||||
Class. | 1 | 1 | Pleurisy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | ||||||||
21 | 24 | I. Zymotic | 45 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 9 | 15 | Pneumonia | 24 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. |
3 | 3 | II. Dropsy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | Asthma | 2 | .. | I | 1 | .. | .. |
12 | 16 | III. Tubercular | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Lungs | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
10 | 12 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | VII. Teething | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 5 | V. Heart, &c. | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
41 | 45 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 86 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 1 | |||||||||
9 | 4 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | b | 1 | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | Gastritis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
.. | .. | IX. Childbirth, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
3 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Hernia (Rupture) | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Heus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
3 | 3 | XIV. Atrophy | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 5 | XV. Old Age | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
4 | 2 | XVII. Violent Death | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | I. Small Pox | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
1 | 4 | Measles | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
7 | 7 | Scarlatina | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Hooping Cough | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
l | 3 | Croup | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Scurvy and Purpura | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Disease of Bladder &c | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsv | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth(seeMetria) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tonsillitis &s. throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | 4 | Diphtheria | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Cancer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
9 | 10 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 19 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 5 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Other Malformations | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Apoplexy | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Convulsions | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Disease of Brain,&c | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | V. Pericarditis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Fractures & Contus. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | Other Violence | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |