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 FEBRUARY 23rd, 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 60 and under 80 vears 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 aee. | 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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122 | 119 | All Causes | 241 | 108 | 33 | 43 | 48 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 3. Respirat. Org. | 50 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 2 |
(Classes.) | 3 | .. | Laryngitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
19 | 15 | Bronchitis | 34 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
30 | 28 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 58 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .. | 4 | 4 | Pneumonia | 8 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
14 | 25 | II. CONSTITUTL | 39 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | Asthma | 4 | .. | .. | l | 3 | .. |
1 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
60 | 45 | III. LOCAL | 105 | 29 | 13 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 Digestive Orgs | 6 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
15 | 17 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 32 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Not Specified | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intst | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | (Orders.) | .. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | 1 | Ilus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
24 | 28 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 52 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | Stricture of Intesti. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
.. | .. | Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 4 | Measles | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stomach Disea. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 7 | Searlatina | 11 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Disea. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Diphtheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Jaundice | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Liver Disease | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 9 | Hooping Cough | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 5 | Typhus & Typhoid | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5. Urinary Organs | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
2 | .. | Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | Nephria | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Diarrhœa | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Cholera | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | Kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6. Genera. Orgs. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 2. Enthetic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 | .. | 3. Dietic | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | 4. Parasatic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childrn | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
1 | 3 | II. 1. Diathetic | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformats. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2. Dis. of Adults | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Cancer | 3 | .. | .. | l | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | Childbirth | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | 3. Disease of Aged | 14 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 6 |
13 | 22 | 2. Tubercular | 35 | 13 | 15 | 7 | .. | .. | 8 | 6 | Old Age | 14 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 6 |
l | 1 | Scroiula | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | Atrophy and Debil. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 17 | Phthisis | 26 | 5 | 1 4 | 7 | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
l | .. | Fract. & contusns | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
22 | 13 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 35 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Cephalitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | l | .. | .. | l | Burns and Scalds | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 2 | Apoplexy | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 2 | Paralysis | 8 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Insanity | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Suffocation | l | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Otherwise | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Epilepsy | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 5 | Convulsions | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Brain Diseases, | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | 2. Organs of Circ | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | Heart Disease | 10 | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 4. Unclassed | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |