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 age. | At 20 and undtr 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 veal s ot 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 aee. | At 40 and uncer 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years ot age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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138 | At all Ages. | 308 | 168 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | VI. Laryngitis | 3 | 2 | .. | ||||
31 | 20 | Bronchitis | 54 | 30 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||||
Class. | Pleurisy | 1 | |||||||||||||||
37 | 32 | I. Zymotic | 69 | 56 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | Pneumonia | 21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
4 | 4 | II. Dropsy, &c | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Asthma | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
15 | 25 | III. Tubercular | 40 | 15 | 1 | .. | 1 | Disease of Lungs | 1 | 1 | |||||||
12 | 13 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 25 | 13 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
7 | 3 | V. Heart, &c. | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
53 | 30 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 83 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 2 | VII. Teething | |||||||||
7 | 6 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Quinsey | .. | .. | |||||||
5 | 6 | VIII. Kidney, &c. | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Gastritis | 1 | 1 | |||||||
.. | IX. Childbirth, &c. | Enteritis | |||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | 2 | Peritonitis | 1 | ||||||||||||
.. | XI. Skin, &c. | Ascites | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
.. | XII. Malformations | Ulceration of In-test. | |||||||||||||||
8 | 2 | XIII. Prem. Birth | 10 | 10 | Hernia (Rupture) | ||||||||||||
1 | and Debility | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ileus | 1 | |||||||||||
7 | XIV. Atrophy | 8 | 8 | Intussusception | |||||||||||||
5 | 9 | XV. Old Age | 14 | 8 | 6 | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | |||||||||||
.. | XVI. Sudden | ||||||||||||||||
8 | 4 | XVII. Voilent Death | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Dis. of Stomach &c. | ||||||||||
.. | 2 | XVIII. Not Specified.. | 2 | 1 | 1 | Disease of Pancreas . | |||||||||||
_ | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | I. Small Pox | 3 | 3 | 2 | j | ||||||||||||
1 | l | Jaundice | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
5 | 4 | Measles | 9 | 2 | 3 | Disease of Liver | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
6 | Scarlatina | 12 | 11 | 1 | Disease of Spleen | ||||||||||||
5 | Hooping Cough | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | Croup | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
.. | Thrush | .. | |||||||||||||||
5 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 6 | .. | 2 | VIII. Nephritis | .. | ||||||||||
.. | Dysentery | 4 | 4 | Nephria(Bright'sDis) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
.. | Cholera | Ischuria | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
.. | 1 | Influenza | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Diabetes | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
.. | Scurvy and Purpura | Stone | .. | ||||||||||||||
.. | Ague | 1 | 1 | Cystitis | .. | ||||||||||||
.. | 1 | Sore Throat &c. | Stricture of Urethra | ||||||||||||||
.. | 1 | Infantile Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | Disease of Bladder &c | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
7 | 2 | Typhus Fever | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
.. | Puerperal Fever | ||||||||||||||||
.. | Rheumatic Fever | IX. Paramenia | |||||||||||||||
1 | Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | ||||||||||||
2 | Syphilis | 2 | 2 | Childbirth(seeMetria) | |||||||||||||
Noma (cenker) | Dis. of Uterus, &c | ||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
II. Haemorrhage | 2 | 1 | l | X. Rheumatism | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | •. | .. | ||||||||||
2 | Abscess | 2 | 1 | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c | .. | 1 | ||||||||||
.. | 1 | Ulcer | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
.. | Fistula | ||||||||||||||||
.. | Mortification | XI. Carbuncle | |||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | Cancer | 3 | 1 | l | 1 | Phlegmon | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Gout | .. | Disease of skin &c. | |||||||||||||
III. Scrofula | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Tabes Mesenteric . | 5 | 5 | XII. Cyanosis | |||||||||||||
10 | Plithisis(Consumpn.) | 25 | 4 | 14 | 6 | Spina Bifida | |||||||||||
3 | Hydrocephalus | 8 | 8 | Other Malformations | |||||||||||||
.. | IV. Cephalitis | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Apoplexy | 7 | 3 | XIII. Intemperance | |||||||||||||
2 | Palsy (Paralvsis) | 2 | 1 | Privation of Food | |||||||||||||
.. | Delirium Tremens.. | Want of Breast Milk | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chorea | 1 | 1 | Neglect | ||||||||||||||
1 | Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 1 | l | Cold | 1 | ||||||||||
Tetanus | 1 | 1 | Poison | ||||||||||||||
.. | Insanity | 1 | Burns and Scalds | ||||||||||||||
2 | 6 | Convulsions | 8 | 8 | 1 | Hanging | 1 | ||||||||||
1 | Disease of Brain, &c | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Suffocation | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
1 | Drowning | 1 | |||||||||||||||
.. | V. Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | Fractures & Contus. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
.. | .. | Aneurism | 1 | Wounds | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Disease of Heart, &c | 5 | 3 | .. | Other Violence |