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Islington 1863
[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 MAY 23, 1863.
(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 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards | West S.D. | EastS.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years of age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | At and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | 139 | All Causes | 280 | 150 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 3. Bespiraty. Orgs. | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | Laryngitis | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | Bronchitis | 22 | 8 | 2 | ... | 8 | 2 | |||||||||
| (Classes.) | Pleurisy | . | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| 4 | Pneumonia | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ||||||||||
| 46 | 55 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 101 | 85 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Asthœa | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 24 | 21 | II. CONSTITUTE | 45 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 1 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | |||
| 49 | 50 | III. LOCAL | 99 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 13 | ... | 2 | l | 6 | ... |
| 19 | 11 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 30 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 3 | 2 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Peritonitis | 2 | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ||
| Not Specified | Ulceration of Intst. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Hernia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| | | _ | l | 2 | Ileus | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ||||||||
| Intussusception | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| (Orders.) | Stricture of Intesti | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| 43 | 53 | I.1. Miasmatic Dis. | 96 | 81 | 10 | 5 | Fistula | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 5 | 10 | Small Pox | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Stomach Disea. &c. | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 2 | 11 | Measles | 13 | 13 | Pancreas Disea. &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||||
| 15 | 14 | Scarlatina | 29 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Hepatitis | 2 | ... | 1 | l | ... | ... | |||
| 1 | 5 | Diphtheria | 5 | 1 | 1 | Jaundice | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Quinsey | 1 | 1 | Liver Disease | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Croup | 3 | 3 | Spleen Disease | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 10 | 5 | Hooping Cough | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5. Urinary organs. | ... | 1 | ... | l | ... | ... | |||||
| 5 | 4 | Typhus & Typhoid | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Erysipelas | Diseases of Bladder | 1 | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| 2 | Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | 1 | Nephria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Carbuncle | Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Influenza | •• | Stone | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Dysentery | Prostate Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| 2 | Diarrhpea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |||||
| Cholera | 1 | 6. Genera. Orgs | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Ague | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| 1 | Rheumatism | 2 | 2 | Uterine Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| 1 | 2. Enthetic | 1 | 1 | 7. Orgs. of Locomo. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 1 | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | Spine Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Stricture of Urethra | Bone Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Hydrophobia | 8. Skin, &c. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Glanders | Phlegmon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3. Dietic | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ulcer | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Privation | Skin Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| l | Want of Br. Milk | 1 | 1 | IV. Dis. of Childrn. | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | Purpura and Scurvy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Alcoholism | 2 | Cyanosis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| 4. Parasitic | 1 | Spina Bifida | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Thrush | Other Malformats. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Worms | Teething | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2. Dis. of Adults | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | II. 1. Diathetic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Paramenia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Gout | 2 | Childbirth | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Dropsy | 11 | 7 | 3. Disease of Aged | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 8 | ||||||||
| 3 | Cancer | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | Old Age | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ||||||
| 1 | Noma | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4. Dis.of Nutritn. | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Mortification | •• | 3 | 2 | Atrophy and Debil. | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 21 | 20 | 2. Tubercular | 41 | 20 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||||
| l | 2 | Scrofula | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 4 | 2 | Fract. & Contusns. | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |||||
| 12 | 14 | Phthisis | 26 | 5 | 15 | 6 | Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 8 | Burns and Scalds | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Poison | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | III.1. Nervous Syst. | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | Drowning | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | Suffocation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Apoplexy | 7 | 5 | 2 | Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | Paralysis | 6 | 2. Homicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Insanity | 3. Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Chorea | Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Epilepsy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | Convulsions | 5 | 5 | Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 2 10 | Brain Diseases, &c. 2. Organs. of Circ. | 2 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Pericarditis | Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| 1 | Aneurism | 1 | 1 | 4. Unclassed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| 8 | 9 | Heart Disease | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |