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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING JUNE 29th, 1861. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years of | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 Miid under DO years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 vests of age and upwards. | s.d. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years of ape. | At 20 and under 40 years of age | At 40 and under 40 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of ape. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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127 | 116 | All causes | 243 | 132 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 22 | 13 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. |
(Classes.) | .. | .. | Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
9 | 1 | Bronchitis | 10 | 4 | .. | 2 | 4 | . | |||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | |||||||||
4 | 7 | Pneumonia | 11 | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | . | |||||||||
31 | 32 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 63 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . |
33 | 25 | II. CONSTITUTE | 58 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | Lung Diseases, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . |
37 | 39 | III. LOCAL | 76 | | 28 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 Digestive Orgs | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | . |
.. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
23 | 14 | IV. DEVELOPMNL | 37 | 24 | .. | • • | .. | 5 | l | .. | Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | V. VIOLENT DTHS | 6 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . |
.. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Not Specified | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uceration of Intst | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
(Orders.) | 1 | .. | Hernia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
1 | .. | Ileus | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . | |||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | |||||||||
.. | .. | Stricture of Intesti | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
21 | 28 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 52 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Small Pox | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Stomach Disea. &c | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
3 | 8 | Measles | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Disea. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Scarlatina | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Diphtheria | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Janudice | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Liver Disease | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | 2 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 6 | Hooping Cough .. | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5. Urinary Organs | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. |
2 | 3 | Typhus & Typhoid | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Nephritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Bladder | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Nephria | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Diarrhœa | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Kidney Disease, &c | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Cholera | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6. Genera. Orgs | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Rheumatism | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | 2. Entheiic | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7. Orgs.of Locomo | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Syphilis | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Strict ure of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 1 | 3. bietic | 6 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | .. | Want of Br. M Ik | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childrn | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Purpura and Scurvy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | 4. Parasatic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | Premature Birth | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Cyanosis | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Other Malformats | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
6 | 2 | II. 1. Diathetie | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | l | 2 | Teething | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Gout | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 1 | Cancer | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | l | .. | Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | 3. Disease of Aged | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
.. | .. | Mortification. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | Old Age | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
27 | 23 | 2. Tubercular | 50 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | .. | 4 | 4 | 4. Dis of Nutritn | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Secotula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | Aterphy and Debil | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Tubes Mesenterica | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
18 | 15 | Phthisis | 33 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | Fract. & Contusns | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | 16 | III. 1. Nervous Syst | 28 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
l | 2 | Cephalitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Apoplexy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | Paralysis | 10 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | Otherwise | l | .. | .. | l | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2. Homicide | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | Convulsions | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Brain Diseases, &c, | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 9 | 2. Organs of Circ | 11 | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4. Unclassed | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
2 | 9 | Heart Disease | 11 | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | .. |