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 a11 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 ape. | At 80 years 01 age and upwards. |
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95 | 120 | At all Ages. | 215 | 137 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 1 | .. | VI. Laryngitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
9 | 9 | Bronchitis | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | |||||||||
Class. | .. | .. | Pleurisy ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
24 | 48 | I. Zymotic | 72 | 6l | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Pneumonia | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .. | |
1 | 5 | II. Dropsy, &c | 6 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
18 | 16 | III. Tubercular | 34 | 17 | 9 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | Disease of Lungs | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9 | 8 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 17 | 13 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | ||||||||
4 | 2 | V. Heart, &c. | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | ||||||||||
19 | 19 | VI. Lungs, &c | 38 | 25 | 5 | l | 7 | .. | .. | .. | VII. Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Quinsey | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
2 | .. | VIII. Kideny, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | IX. Childbirth, &c | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | XII. Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 4 | XIV. Atrophy | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 3 | XV. Old Age | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
4 | 4 | XVII. Violent Death | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Inflammation of Liver | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
.. | 2 | I. Small Pox | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | (Hepatitis) | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
3 | 7 | Measles | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 19 | Scarlatina | 27 | 26 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Disease of Liver | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
3 | 4 | Hooping Cough | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 7 | Diarrhoea | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Sore Throat, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | l | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Rheumatic Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ovarian Dropsv | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
2 | .. | Syphilis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth(seeMetna) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma(Canker) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Dis. of Uterus, &c | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
2 | 3 | Diphtheria | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | X. Rheumatism | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Dropsy | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | 1 | Ulcer | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
1 | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | 1 | Cancer | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | III. Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15 | 11 | Phthisis(Consumpn) | 26 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Palsy (Paralysis) | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Privation of Food | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Tetanus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 7 | Convulsions | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Disease of Brain,&c | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | Suffocation | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | |||||||||||
V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Wounds | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||
4 | 2 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |