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Islington 1862

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]

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Table: TABLE I.DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING JUNE 28, 1862. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)

TABLE I.

DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING JUNE 28, 1862. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)

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 upwardsWest 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.
110All Causes238127313833930163. Respiraty. Orgs462139103
......Laryngitis..................
227Bronchitis29122582
(Classes.)11Pleurisy211.........
26I. ZYMOTIC DIS.595044...146Pneumonia107...2...1
11Asthma2......11...
2SII. C0NSTITUTL491320124...21Lung Diseases, &c.31...11...
42III. LOCAL9441720233...44. Digestive Orgs.4...121...
...1Gastritis1...1.........
14IV. DEVELOPMNL.2817......65......Enteritis..................
3V. VIOLENT DTHS.65...1............Peritonitis..................
...Ascites..................
1Not Specified21...1............Ulceration of Intst...................
...Hernia..................
...Ileus..................
(Orders.)......Intussusception..................
......Stricture of Intesti...................
25I. 1. Miasmatic Dis.554833...1......Fistula..................
...Small Pox........................Stomach Disea. &c...................
5Measles88..................Pancreas Disea. &c...................
6Scarlatina1313..................Hepatitis..................
1Diphtheria211...............Jaundice..................
...Quiney11...............3Liver Disease3......21...
1Croup22..................Spleen Disease..................
5Hooping Cough99...............15. Urinary Organs1......1......
2Typhus & typhoid10513...1......Nephritis..................
1Erysipelas22..................Disease of Bladder..................
...Puerperal Fever1...1...............Nephria..................
...CarbuncleiDiabetes ............11...
...Influenza...Stone........................
...Dysentry...Prostate Disease.........
4Diarrhœa77..................KidneyDisease, &c...................
...Cholera........................6. Genera. Orgs..................
...Ague........................Ovarian Dropsy..................
...Rheumatism........................Uterine Diseases.....................
...2. Enthetic.....................17. Orgs. of Locomo.11............
...Syphilis.....................lSpine Diseases11............
...Stricture of Urethra........................Bone Diseases..................
...Hydrophobia........................8. Skin, &c...................
...Glanders........................Phlegmon..................
13. Dietic4211............Ulcer..................
...Privation........................Skin Diseases..................
...Want ot Br. Milk22............45IV.1 Dis. of Childrn99............
...Purpura and Scurvy..................25Premature Birth77............
1Alcoholism2...11............Cyanosis..................
...4. Parasitic..................1...Spina Bifida11............
...Thrush........................Other Malformats...................
...Worms..................1...Teething11............
5II- 1 Diathetic131174.........2 Dis. of Adults..................
...Gout........................Paramenia..................
...Dropsy11..................Childbirth.........
5Cancer12...174...1093. DiseaseofAged198......65
...Noma..................64Old Age10.........65
...Mortification........................4. Dis. of Nutritn...................
202. Tubercular3612195......45Atrophy and Debil.98......1...
...Scrofula1l............2V. 1. Acci. or Neg55............
1Tabes Mesenterica...1............1...Fract. & Contusns.11............
14Phthisis273195............Wounds..................
16Hydrocephalus...7..................Burns and Scalds..................
......Poison..................
14III. 1. Nervous System2917237...1lDrowing22............
...Cephalitis311l......1lSuffocation22............
2Apoplexy5......14.........Otherwise..................
1Paralysis2.........2.........2 Homicide..................
...Insanity..................1...3 Suicide1......1......
...Chorea........................Wounds..................
...Epilepsy32...1......1...Poisionl......1......
6Convulsions1111..................Drowning..................
5Brain Diseases, &c.531...1.........Suffocation..................
62. Organs of Circ132155.........Otherwise..................
...Pericarditis........................4. Unclassed..................
1Aneurism1......l......
5Heart Disease122145...