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 FOUR WEEKS ENDING FEBRUARY 25th, 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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138 | 126 | At all Ages. | 264 | 161 | 24 | 28 | 44 | 7 | .. | .. | VI. Laryngitis | ||||||
33 | 22 | Bronchitis | 55 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 13 | .. | |||||||||
Class. | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
26 | 20 | I. Zymotic | 46 | 40 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 16 | 13 | Pneumonia | 29 | 28 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 11 | II. Dropsy, &c | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | Asthma | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
14 | 18 | III. Tubercular | 32 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Lungs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 | 15 | IV. Brain and Nerves | 28 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | VII. Teething | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 2 | V. Heart, &c. | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | .. | |||||||||
52 | 36 | VI. Lungs, &c. | 88 | 62 | 2 | 9 | 15 | .. | |||||||||
9 | 7 | VII. Digestive Organs. | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | VIII. Kidney, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | IX. Childbirth, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | X. Joints, Bones, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XI. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | XII. Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | XIII. Prem. Birth and Debility. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Hernia (Rupture) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Heus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6 | 8 | XIV. Atrophy | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Intussusception | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 7 | XV. Old Age | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intestinal Canal | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | XVI. Sudden | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
3 | 1 | XVII. Violent Death | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Stomach, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | XVIII. Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Pancreas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Inflammation of Liver (Hepatitis) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | ||||||||||||||||
9 | 2 | I. Small Pox | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Jaundice | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Measles | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Spleen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 10 | Scarlatina | 15 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | VIII. Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Hooping Cough | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria(Bright,sDis) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ischuria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Influenza | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Scurvy and Purpura | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cystitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Remittent Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Infantile Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Typhus Fever | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IX. Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | |||||||||||||||
1 | .. | Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Childbirth(seeMetria) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Noma (Canker) | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Dis. of Uterus, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | X. Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | II. Hæmorrhage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | Dropsy | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Arthritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Abscess | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Dis. of Joints, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | XI. Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | Mortification | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Cancer | 4.. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | III. Scrofula | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | XII. Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Tabes Mesenterica. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
11 | 10 | Phthisis(Con8umpn.) | 21 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 6 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | IV. Cephalitis | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | XIII. Intemperance | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Apoplexy | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Palsy (Paralysis) | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | Privation of Food | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Want of Breast Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Neglect | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cold | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Tetanus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Insanity | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | Convulsions | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Disease of Brain,&c | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Suffocation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | V. Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Fractures & Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 2 | Disease of Heart, &c. | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | Other Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |