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 IV.
DEATHS OCCURRING IN EACH WEEK AND QUARTER, DISTINGUISHING CERTAIN IMPORTANT DISEASES AND AGES.
[Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals, and of Islington Patients in Hospitals elsewhere, not included.]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |||
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Week ending | Jan. 4 | Jan-11 | Jan. 18 | Jan 25 | Feb. 1 | Feb. 8 | Feb. 15 | Feb 22 | Mar. 1 | Mar. 8 | Mar. 15 | Mar. 22 | Mar. 29 | 1st Quarter. | Apr. 5 | Apr. 12 | Apr. 19 | Apr. 26 | May 3 | May 10 | May 17 | May 24 | May 31 | Jun. 7 | Jun. 14 | Jun. 21 | Jun. 28 | 2nd' Quarter. |
Total | 6O | 64 | 54 | 61 | 66 | 51 | 74 | 70 | 53 | 61 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 779 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 42 | 46 | 52 | 54 | 44 | 51 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 654 |
Under 3 years | 32 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 266 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 278 |
70 years and upwards | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 95 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 73 |
Zymotic diseases | 16 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 191 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 148 |
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
Scarlatina | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
Diphtheria & Sore Throat | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Hooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | ... | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 32 |
Diarrhœa and Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
continued Fever | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
Phthisis | 6 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 84 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 73 |
Dis. of Respy. Organs | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 155 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 109 | |
Mean Temperature | 34.1° | 42.9° | 35.0° | 36.1° | 45.8° | 43.2° | 36.2° | 45.4° | 37.4° | 40.1° | 44.9° | 39.2° | 47.9° | 41.1° | 48.6° | 43.8° | 43.5° | 54.2° | 53.6° | 57.5° | 51.9° | 55.6° | 57.6° | 58.6° | 55.3° | 54.9° | 56.2° | 53.3° |
Difference from the mean of each month and quarter | + 0.9° | + 2.5° | + 1.3° | + 2.6° | + 2.1° | + 2.9° | —1.8° | + 1.2° | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | |||
Week ending | July 5 | July 12 | July 19 | July 26 | Aug. 2 | Aug-9 | Aug. 16 | Aug. 23 | Aug. 30 | Sept. 6 | Sept. 13 | Sept. 20 | Sept-27 | 3rd Quarter. | Oct 4 | Oct. 11 | Oct. 18 | Oct. 25 | NTOV. | Nov 8 | Nov. 15 | Nov. 22 | Nov. 29 | Dec. 6 | Dec. 13 | Dec* 20 | Dec. 27 | 4th Quarter. |
Total | 56 | 59 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 59 | 41 | 44 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 56 | 663 | 60 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 60 | 79 | 73 | 67 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 80 | 85 | 892 |
Under 3 years | 24 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | ?9 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 286 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 353 |
70 years and upwards | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 101 | |
Zymotic diseases | 21 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 217 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 22 | 279 | |
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
Measles | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 61 |
Scarlatina | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 78 |
Diphtheria & Sore Throat | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 |
Hooping Cough | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
Diarrhœa and Dysentery | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 21 |
Cholera | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Continued Fever | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 29 |
Phthisis | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 93 |
Dis. of Respy. Organs | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 135 |
Mean Temperature | 56.8° | 58.2° | 59.5° | 60.1° | 61.3° | 59.7° | 58.7° | 59.6° | 58.6° | 57.0° | 58.0° | 58.6" | 56.6° | 58.7° | 58.1° | 56.3° | 53.9° | 47.4° | 46.8° | 44.9° | 37.3° | 38.3° | 37.1° | 44.8° | 44.1° | 42.1° | 42.2° | 45.0° |
Difference from the mean of each month and quarter | —2.7° | —1.9° | +0.8° | —0.7° | +1.8° | —2.9° | +3.5° | + 1.4° |