London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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TABLE II
DEATHS OCCURRING IN EACH WEEK AND QUARTER, DISTINGUISHING CERTAIN IMPORTANT DISEASES AND AGES [Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals, and of Islington Patients in Hospitals elsewhere, not included.]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekending | Jan 7 | Jan 14 | Jan. 21 | Jan. 28 | Feb 4 | Feb 11 | Feb 18 | Feb 25 | Mar 3 | Mar 10 | Mar 17 | Mar 24 | Mar 31 | 1st Quarter. | Apr. 7 | Apr. 14 | Apr 21 | Apr 28 | May 5 | May 12 | May 19 | May 26 | Jun 2 | Jun 9 | Jun 16 | Jun 23 | Jun 30 | 2nd Quarter. |
| Total | 60 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 62 | 75 | 70 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 67 | 63 | 75 | 811 | 77 | 65 | 59 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 57 | 25 | 46 | 675 |
| Under 3 years | 21 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 39 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 367 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 289 | |
| 70 years and upwards | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 101 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .. | 4 | 78 |
| Zymotic diseases | 17 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 146 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 147 |
| Small pox | 1 | 1 | l | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Measles | 2 | l | l | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 48 | ||
| Scarlatina | 6 | 6 | 2 | l | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Diphtheria & Sore Throat. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 11 |
| Hooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | |||
| Diarrhœa & Dysentery | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 9 |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Continued Fever | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 19 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |
| Phthisis | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 82 |
| Dis. of Respy. Organs . | 18 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 251 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 127 |
| Mean Temperature | 43.5°| | 37.9°| | 39.5° | 38.4° | 36.3° | 36.7° | 33.5° | 34.5° | 40.9° | 36.0° | 40.2° | 43.1° | 45.3° | 38.9° | 45.7° | 40.7° | 42.3° | 41.2° | 50.7° | 52.2° | 54.4° | 59.0° | 51.3° | 51.9° | 53.9° | 56.0° | 57.10 | 50.5° |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | ||||
| Week ending | July 7 | July 14 | July 21 | July 28 | Aug 4 | Aug 11 | Aug 18 | Aug 25 | Sept 1 | Sept 8 | Sept 15 | Sept 22 | Sept 29 | 3rd Quarter. | Oct. 6 | Oct. 13 | Oct. 20 | Oct. 27 | Nov 3 | Nov 10 | Nov 17 | Nov 24 | Dec 1 | Dec 8 | Dec 15 | Dec 22 | Dec 29 | 4th Quarter. |
| Total | 43 | 51 | 35 | 39 | 50 | 41 | 48 | 39 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 37 | 49 | 571 | 63 | 44 | 57 | 49 | 56 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 67 | 60 | 73 | 758 |
| Under 3 years | 18 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 248 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 330 |
| 70 years and upwards | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 67 | ||
| Zymotic diseases | 15 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 146 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 185 | |
| Small pox | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | |||||||||||
| Measles | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 29 | |||||||
| Scarlatina | S | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 45 | |||||
| Diphtheria & Sore Throat | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Hooping Cough | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35 | |||||||
| Diarrhœa & Dysentery | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | |||
| Cholera | 1 | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
| Continued Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |||||
| Phthisis | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1? | fi | 17 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 84 | |||||
| Dis. of Respy. Organs | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 174 |
| Mean Temperature | 58.5° | 57.4° | 59.0° | 55.6° | 58.2° | 56.3° 57.8° | 57.5° | 58.0° | 06.00 | 52.6°55.0° | 50.1° | 56.8° | 51.9° | 45.8° | 50.0° | 53.2° | 48.7° | 10.1° | 41.7° | 39.7° | 41.6° | 46.0° | 40.0° | 32.1° | 25.9° | 42.8° | ||