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Islington 1863
[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 FEBRUARY 21, 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. | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | 124 | All Causes | 266 | 147 | 28 | 41 | 42 | 8 | 31 | 22 | 3. Respiraty Orgs. | 53 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| _ | l | 1 | Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 13 | Bronchitis | 40 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
| (Classes.) | Pleurisy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Pleuricy | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 38 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 61 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 31 | 20 | II, CONSTIUTL | 51 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 4 | ... | Lung Diseases, &c. | 2 | |||||||
| 69 | 50 | III. LOCAL | 119 | 53 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 11 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 11 | IV.DEVELOPMNL. | 27 | 16 | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 8 | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | Ascites | 1 | ... | ||||||
| ... | ... | Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Ulceration of Intst. | 1 | ... | |||||
| ... | Hernia | ||||||||||||||||
| Heus | |||||||||||||||||
| Intussusception | |||||||||||||||||
| (Orders.) | ... | Stricture of Intesti. | ... | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | I.1- Miasmatic Dis. | 58 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Fistula | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Small Pox | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | Pancreas Disea. &c. | ||||||
| l | 6 | Measles | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Hepatitis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | 13 | Scarlatina | 21 | 20 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Hepatitis | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | Jaundice | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| ... | Quinsey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | Liver Disease | 1 | 1 | |||||
| ... | 1 | Croup | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Spleen Disease | |||||||
| 9 | Hooping Cough | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | 5. Urinary Organs | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Typhus & Typhoid | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Nephritis | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | Disease of Bladder | ||||||||
| ... | ... | Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Nephria | |||||||||
| ... | Carbuncle | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | Diabetes | ||||||||||
| ... | ... | Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Stone | ||||||||
| ... | ... | Dysentery | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Prostate Disease | ||||||||
| 1 | ... | Diarrhœa | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | Kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| ... | ... | Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 6. Genera. Orgs. | ||||||||
| ... | Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| l | 1 | Rheumatism | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | Uterine Diseases. | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7. Orgs. of Locomo. | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| l | 1 | Syphilis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | Spine Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| ... | ... | Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | Bone Diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ... | ... | Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 8. Skin, &c. | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| ... | ... | Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Phlegmon | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| ... | 1 | 3. Dietic | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Ulcer | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| ... | Privation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | Skin Disease | |||||||||
| ... | ... | Want of Br. Milk.. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childrn. | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| ... | 1 | Purpura andScurvy | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | Premature Birth | 8 | 6 | |||||
| ... | ... | Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Cyanosis | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| ... | ... | 4. Parasitic | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | Spina Bifida | 1 | |||||||
| ... | ... | Thrush | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | Other Malformats | 1 | |||||||
| ... | ... | Worms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Teething | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | 2 | II. 1 Diathetic | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2. Dis. of Adults | |||||||||
| ... | ... | Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Childbirth | |||||||||
| l | ... | Dropsy | l | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3. Disease of Aged | 11 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | Cancer | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | Old Age | 11 | 8 | 3 | |||||
| ... | ... | Noma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn | 8 | 8 | |||||
| ... | ... | Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | Atrophy and Debil | 8 | 8 | |||||
| 27 | 18 | 2. Tubercular | 45 | 15 | 11 | ... | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | ... | Scrofula | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 7 | ||||||
| 2 | l | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | Fract. & Contusns. | |||||||||
| 17 | 14 | Phthisis | 31 | 5 | 15 | 11 | ... | Wounds | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 9 | y | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | Bums and Scalds | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | 18 | III. 1- Nervous Syst. | 38 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | Poison Drowning | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Cephalitis | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | l | 3 | Suffocation | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 2 | 7 | Apoplexy | 9 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | Otherwise | |||||||
| 7 | ... | Paralysis | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2. Homicide | |||||||||
| ... | ... | Insanity | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3. Suicide | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| ... | Chorea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Wounds | ||||||||||
| 1 | ... | Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ••• | Poison | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | Convulsions | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | Drowning | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | Suffocation | ..... | |||||||
| 8 | 2 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | Otherwise | ||||||||
| ... | ... | Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4. Unclassed | |||||||||
| ... | Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Heart Disease | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |