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 JULY 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 1 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of 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 under 60 years of age. | At 60 ana under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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99 | 97 | All Causes | 196 | 120 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
1 | Laryngitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
(Classes.) | 9 | 4 | Bronchitis | 13 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
44 | 30 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 74 | 65 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | Pneumonia | 7 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
12 | 25 | II. CONSTITUTL. | 37 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
30 | 27 | III. LOCAL | 57 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 Digestive Orgs. | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. |
.. | .. | Gastritis | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
11 | 13 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 24 | 15 | 3 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | Enteritis | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 2 | V. VIOLENTDTHS. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | ||||||
.. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | Not Specified | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intst. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
(Orders.) | .. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
4 | .. | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
Stricture of Intesti. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
42 | 29 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 71 | 63 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Stomach Disea. &c. | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Measles | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Disea. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | Scarlatina | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Liver Disease | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 6 | Hooping Cough | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5. Urinary Organs | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
5 | 2 | Typhus & Typhoid | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease ©f Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Nephria | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Diabetes | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
17 | 11 | Diarrhœa | 28 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Disease, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Cholera | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6. Genera. Orgs. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Rheumatism | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Uterine Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7. Orgs. of Locomo. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Stricture of Urethra | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | 3. Dietic | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | «• | .. | » | ||||||
,. | 1. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childrn | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | l | Premature Birth | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | II 1. Diathetic | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Other Mallormats. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2. Dis. of Adults | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Cancer | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | Childbirth | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Noma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 2 | 4 | 3. Disease of Aged | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | Old Age | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
9 | 23 | 2. Tubercular | 32 | 20 | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Scrofula | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | Atrophy and Debil. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 6 | Tabes Mesenterica | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
6 | 8 | Phthisis | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 6 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Fract. & Contusus. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 8 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Burns and Scalds.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | Cephalitis | 2 | ] | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Poison | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | 2 | Apoplexy | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Paralysis | 3 | .. | l | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Chorea | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 2 | Convulsions | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | l | l | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 6 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Heart Disease | 6 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 4. Unclassed | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |