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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING JUNE 30th, 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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112 | 104 | At all Ages. | 216 | 123 | 32 | 21 | 35 | 5 | .. | 1 | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 9 | Bronchitis | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
Class. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
34 | 21 | I. Zymotic | 55 | 49 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
3 | 8 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
26 | 16 | III. Tubercular | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
18 | 10 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 28 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | VII. Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | V. Heart, &c. | 10 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. | |||||||||
8 | 12 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
6 | 11 | VII. Digestive Organ | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 4 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 4 | XIV. Atrophy | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Intussusception | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 3 | XV. Old Age | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 6 | XVII. Violent Death | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | I. Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
1 | 2 | Jaundice | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
13 | 11 | Measles | 24 | 23 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
10 | 1 | Scarlatina | 11 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | Disease of Liver | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. |
4 | 3 | Hooping Cough | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Sore Throat, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infantile Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Typhus Fever | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Childbirth(seeMetria) | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | II. Hæmorrhage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Abscess | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Ulcer | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Cancer | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
17 | 13 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | IV. Cephalitis | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Apoplexy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Insanity | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | 2 | Convulsions | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Disease of Brain, &c | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Drowning | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Fractures 8c Contus. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||||||||||
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 10 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | Other Violence | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |