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 REGISTERFD IN ISLINGTON DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING JULY 2nd, 1864. (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 |
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153 | 157 | All Causes | 310 | 162 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 4. Respirat. Orgs. | 35 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 15 | .. |
1 | 1 | Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Classes). | 12 | 12 | Bronchitis | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .. | ||||||||
1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
38 | 38 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 76 | 61 | 8 | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | Pneumonia | 6 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
31 | 36 | II. CONSTITUTL | 67 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 6 | .. | 1 | Asthma | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | Lung Diseases. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
65 | 69 | III. LOCAL | 114 | 40 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. |
21 | 20 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 41 | 27 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | |
.. | Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
7 | 4 | V. VIOLENTDTHS. | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
31 | 37 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 68 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Stricture of latest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | .. | Small Pox | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 6 | Measles | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Stomach Dis., &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
4 | 9 | Scarlatina | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Hepatitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 5 | Croup | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | Liver Disease | 6 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. |
2 | 6 | Hooping Cough | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 4 | Typhus & Typhoid | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 5. Urinary Orgs. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pyœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Diarrhœa | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Disease,&c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Cholera | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6. Genera. Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 2. Enthelic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Spine Diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8. Skin, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Phlegmon | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 1 | 3. Dietic | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Privation | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Alcoholism | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Other Mallormation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 8 | II. 1. Diathetic | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Dropsy | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 5 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
2 | 5 | Cancer | 7 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | 9 | 5 | Old Age | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 10 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 10 | Atrophy & Debility | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
27 | 28 | 2. Tubercular | 55 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Scrotula | l | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Tabes Mesenlerica | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 5 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
19 | 15 | Phthisis | 34 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | .. | l | .. | Fract. and Contus. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
5 | 10 | Hydrocephalus | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
23 | 22 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 45 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .. | Drowning | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Apoplexy | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 4 | Paralysis | 11 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||||
.. | 1 | Insanity | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2. Homicide | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3. Suicide | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | l | Wounds | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Epilepsy | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 10 | Convulsions | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Drowing | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 3 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 11 | 4 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 10 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
7 | 9 | Heart Disease | 16 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 |