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 all Ages. | Under 20 years of ages. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60years 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 vears of |
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115 | 111 | At all Ages. | 226 | 135 | 24 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 2 | VI. Laryngitis | 2 | .. | |
13 | 7 | Bronchitis | 1 | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Class. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Pleurisy | 3 | .. | |
18 | 26 | I. Zymotic | 44 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | Pneumonia | 21 | .. |
1 | 2 | II. Dropsy,&c. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Asthma | 3 | |||
30 | 18 | III.Tuber1rcular. | 48 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 1 | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | |||
13 | 19 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 32 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | — | |
4 | 4 | V. Heart,&c. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .. | VII. Teething | 2 | |||
27 | 22 | VI. Lungs,K Bonesa | 49 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||
7 | 3 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Quinsey | .. | |||||
1 | 3 | VIII. Kidney, &c | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | Gastritis | .. | |||||
1 | .. | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | .. | |||
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c | .. | 1 | 1 | Peritonitis | 2 | .. | |||||
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | ||||||
.. | 1 | XII. Malformations | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | |||||
2 | 1 | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | .. | .. | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | ||||||
4 | 3 | XIV. Atrophy | 7 | .. | Intussusception | .. | |||||||
1 | 5 | XV. Old Age | 6 | 3 | 3 | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | ||||||
.. | .. | XVI. Sudden | .. | ||||||||||
5 | 2 | XVII. Violent Death. | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | |||||
.. | .. | XVIII. Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas. | .. | |||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | ||||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
I. Small Pox | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | |||||||||
2 | 8 | Measles | 10 | 9 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | Disease of Liver | 5 | .. | ||
2 | 4 | Scarlatina | 6 | 6 | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | ||||||
6 | 4 | Hooping Cough | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
1 | 2 | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | VIII.Nephritis | .. | ||||||
4 | 4 | Diarrhœa | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
.. | .. | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 2 | .. | ||||||
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | ||||||
1 | .. | Influenza | 1 | 1 | .. | Diabetes | .. | ||||||
.. | 1 | Scurvy and Purpura | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | ||||
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Sore Throat, &c | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | 1 | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | Disease of Bladder &c | 2 | .. | ||||
1 | .. | Typhus Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | _ | ||||
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | ||||||||
.. | .. | Rheumatic Fever | .. | ||||||||||
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | |||||||
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | Childbirth(seeMetria) | .. | .. | |||||
.. | .. | Noma (Canker) | .. | 1 | Dis. of Uterus, &c | 1 | .. | ||||||
.... | 1 | Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | .. | II. Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | ||||||
.. | .. | Dropsy | . . | .. | Arthritis | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Abscess | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Ulcer | . • | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
1 | Mortification | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | |||||
1 | 1 | Cancer | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | |||
.. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | |||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
1 | .. | III. Scrofula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
2 | i | Tubes Mesenterica . | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | |||||
17 | 15 | Phthisis(Consumpn.) | 32 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | Spina Bifida | 1 | .. | |
10 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 12 | 12 | .. | Other Malformations | .. | ||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | 2 | IV. Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
4 | 3 | Apoplexy | 7 | 3 | 3 | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | |||||
3 | 4 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 2 | .. | Privation of Food | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | 1 | 1 | Want of Breast Milk | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | |||||||
1 | 1 | Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | Cold | .. | |||||
.. | 1 | Tetanus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Poison | 2 | .. | ||||
1 | 1 | Insanity | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | Burns and Scalds | 2 | .. | |||
3 | 5 | Convulsions | 8 | 8 | .. | Hanging | .. | ||||||
1 | 2 | Disease of Brain, &c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Suffocation | 1 | .. | |||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | |||||
1 | .. | V. Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Fractures & Contus. | .. | |||||
.. | 2 | Aneurism | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | ||||
3 | 2 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | Other Violence | .. |