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 THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING APRIL 27th, 1861. (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 bo 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 ace. | 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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121 | 116 | All Causes | 237 | 133 | 33 | 20 | 45 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 3. Respirat. Org. | 41 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
(Classes.) | 3 | .. | Laryngitis | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
16 | 3 | Bronchitis | 19 | 7 | .. | 2 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
1 | .. | Pneumonia | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | |||||||||
32 | 37 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 69 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 8 | 4 | Pneumonia | 12 | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
20 | 18 | II. CONSTITUTE. | 38 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | Asthma | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
1 | 2 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | |||||||||
55 | 46 | III. LOCAL | 101 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 Digestive Orgs | 12 | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 | .. |
10 | 13 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 1 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | Peritonitis | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
.. | 1 | Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intst. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | l | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
27 | 36 | I.1. Miasmatic Dis. | 63 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intesti. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Small Pox | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | 2 | Measles | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Stomach Disea. &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 6 | Scarlatina | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Disea. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
i | .. | Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | Liver Disease | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
18 | 18 | Hooping Cough | 36 | 36 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease.... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Typhus & Typhoid | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5. Urinary Organs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
.. | 2 | Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | l | Nephritis | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Bladder | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Dysentery | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | l | Prostate Disease | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Ague | 1 | .. | i | .. | 6. Genera. Orgs. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | .. | Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 2. Enthetic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Bone Diseases | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 1 | 3. Dietic | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Want of Bt. Milk | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Purpura and Scurvy | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | IV. 1. Dis. of Childrn | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 4. Parasatic | 1 | ||||||||||||||
1 | .. | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | II. 1. Diathetic | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | Other Malformats. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Dropsy | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2. Dis. of Adults. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Childbirth | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 3. Disease of Aged | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 |
19 | 16 | 2. Tubercular | 35 | 9 | l8 | 7 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | Old Ape | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 |
.. | .. | Scrotula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 8 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | Atrophy and Debil. | 8 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
17 | 12 | Phthisis | 29 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
3 | 1 | V. I Acci. or Neg. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Fract. & Contusns. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
13 | 16 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 29 | 17 | 2 | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Cephalitis | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Apoplexy | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Paralysis | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | .. | Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 9 | Convulsions | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3. Suicide | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Brain diseases, &c. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 7 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Drowning | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | Heart Disease | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |