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 POUR WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 26th, 1861. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D.. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years 01 age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 6o and under bo 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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154 | 177 | All csuses | 331 | 148 | 30 | 59 | 69 | 25 | 41 | 49 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 90 | 27 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 7 |
(Classes.) | .. | .. | Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
32 | 31 | Bronchitis | 63 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 7 | |||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
7 | 10 | Pneumonia | 17 | 13 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | |||||||||
27 | 43 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 70 | 62 | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 8 | Asthma | 10 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. |
21 | 17 | II. CONSTITUTL. | 38 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Lung Diseases, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 7 | 4 Digestive Orgs | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
78 | 90 | III. LOCAL | 168 | 46 | 14 | 42 | 52 | 14 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
26 | 26 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 52 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | .. | 2 | Enteritis | 2 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | V. VIOLENTDTHS. | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Peritonitis | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intst. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Stricture of Intesti | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
23 | 42 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 65 | 58 | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
i | .. | Small Pox | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Stomach Disea. &c | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
2 | 3 | Measles | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Disea. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 7 | Scarlatina | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | l | Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | Liver Disease | 4 | 1 | l | i | 1 | .. |
.. | 2 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | 15 | Hooping Cough | 27 | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5. Urinary Organs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
4 | 7 | Typhus & Typhoid | 11 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | 1 | Dysentery | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Diarrhœa | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | Prostate Disease | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Disease,&c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6. Genera. Orgs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | ,. | Rheumatism | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Uterine Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Syphilis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7. Orgs.of Locomo | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | 3. Dietic | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Want of Br. Milk.. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childrn | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 4.Parasatic | .. | . . | |||||||||||||
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | Premature Birth | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 4 | II. 1. Diathetic | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | l | 1 | Other Malformats | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Teething | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | Gout | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2. Dis. of Adults | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | |||
1 | 2 | Cancer | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | Childbirth | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 12 | 3. Disease of Aged | 23 | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 11 |
.. | 1 | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | 12 | Old Age | 23 | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 11 |
18 | 13 | 2. Tubercular | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 1 | .. | 5 | 6 | 4. Dis of Nutritn. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Scrofula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | Atrophy and Debil | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | I | Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
12 | 9 | Phthisis | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
20 | 19 | III.1. Nervous Syst. | 39 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | Fract. & Contusns | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
6 | 3 | Cephalitis | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Apoplexy | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 3 | Paralysis | 9 | .. | l | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Insanity | 2 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Suffocation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2. Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 5 | Convulsions | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 5 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 14 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 13 | Heart Disease | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |