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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DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING APRIL 26th, 1862.
(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 40years of age. | At 40 and under 60years of age. | At 60 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 40years of age | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80years of age. | At 80 years of ageand upwards |
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121 | 91 | All Causes | 212 | 119 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 30 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | Bronchitis | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
(Classes.) | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
34 | 25 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 59 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Pneumonia | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | . . | 1 | ||||||||||||
26 | 16 | II. CONSTITUTL. | 42 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | .. | 1 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |||
48 | 39 | III. LOCAL | 87 | 36 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 Digestive Orgs. | 9 | •• | 4 | 4 | .. | |
1 | 9 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 20 | 14 | 1 | •• | 2 | 3 | 1 | Gastritis | l | .. | 1 | .. | |||
.. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
2 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | Peritonitis | l | .. | l | .. | .. | ||
.. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
.. | 2 | Not Specified | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intst. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
.. | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||||
.. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | .. | Stricture of Intesti. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
31 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 53 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | Fistala | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Small pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Stomach Disea.&c | 1 | 1 | .. | ||||
2 | 3 | Measles | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Disea. &c. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | |
7 | Scarlatina | 16 | l6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Hepatitis | 2 | .. | l | 1 | .. | ||
.. | l | Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Liver Disease | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
7 | HoopingCough | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5.Urinary Organs | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | ||
8 | 2 | Typhus & Typhoid | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
1 | 1 | Puerperal Fever . | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Nephria | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
• • | .. | Carbuncle and Boil | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
3 | Diarrhœa | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6.Green Orgs. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarin Dropsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Rehumatism | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Uterine Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | 2. Enthetic | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7. Orgs.ofLocomo. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | .. | Syphilis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Structure of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8.Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Glanders | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon & Cebian | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 2 | 3.Dietic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
] | .. | Want of Br. Milk | l | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Purpura and Scurvv | 2 | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .IV. 1. Dis. ofChildrn | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
.. | 1 | 4. Farasitic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Premature Bath | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | . |
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . |
.. | .. | Other Mailforms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 2 | II.1.Diathetic | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | . |
1 | 1 | Gout | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2. Dis. of Adults | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Dropsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Cancer | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3. Disease of Aged | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
1 | .. | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | Old Age | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
21 | 14 | 2.Tubercular | 35 | 20 | 10 | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Scrolula | 3 | 2 | l | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | Atrophy and Debil. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Tabes Mesenterica | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
10 | 9 | Phthisis | 19 | 5 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | 5 | Hydrocephalus. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fract. & Contusus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
18 | 13 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 31 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | Bones and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Cehalitis | 4 | 3 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Apoplexy | 3 | .. | l | l | l | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Paralysis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3.Suicide | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
10 | 7 | Convulsions | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Brain Diseases,&c. | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2.OrgansofCirc | 12 | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Anurism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Otherwise | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
7 | 3 | Heart Disease | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4.Unclased | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |