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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West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At &11 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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93 | 77 | At all Ages. | 170 | 98 | 25 | 16 | 6 | .. | .. | VI. Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
8 | 4 | Bronchitis | 12 | 5 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
Class. | 1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||
26 | 17 | I. Zymotic | 43 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 | Pneumonia | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | II. Dropsy, &c. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
24 | 13 | III. Tubercular | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | 11 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 17 | 11 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
6 | 3 | V. Heart, &c. | 8 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | |||||||||
14 | 5 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 19 | 11 | .. | 1 | 0 | 1 | .. | 1 | VII. Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XI. Skin, &c. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | XII. Malformations | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 4 | XIII, Prem. Birth and Debility. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 6 | XIV. Atrophy | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 4 | XV. Old Age | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
3 | XVII. Violent Death | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | I. S,mall Pox | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
6 | 3 | Measles | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | Scarlatina | 6 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
3 | Hooping Cough | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
4 | Diarrhœa. | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
1 | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Scurvy and Purpura | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Sore Throat, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Infantile Fever | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 1 | Typhus Fever | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Rheumatic Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||||
1 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Childbirth(seeMetria) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Diphtherna | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
1 | .. | II.Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | 1 | Abscess | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dis. of Joints, &c. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .,, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | XI. Carbuncle | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Cancer | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ..1 | |||||||||
.. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | III. Scrofula | 2 | 2.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
3 | .. | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14 | 9 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 23 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | IV. Cephalitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | Apoplexy | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Palsy(Paralusis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Want of Breast Milk | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 7 | Covulsions | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Disease of Brain ,&c | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | Suffocation | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Drowning | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 8 | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |