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 1
DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING JULY 30th, 1864. (Deaths of NoB-Resident3 in Hospitals excluded.)
West 8.D. | East 8.1). | 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 ol' age and upwards. | West S.l). | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | | Under 20 years of Age. | At 20 and under 40 years of age. | 1 At 40 and under 60 1 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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137 | 140 | All Causes | 277 | 172 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4. Respirat. Orgs. | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
(Classes.) | 5 | 3 | Brounchitis | 8 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
43 | 60 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 103 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Pneumonia | 6 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 |
25 | 22 | Constitutl | 47 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | • • | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | Lung Diseases,& c. | .. | ..• | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
40 | 44 | III. LOCAL | 84 | 38 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .. | |
10 | IV. Development | , | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
26 | 36 | 23 | .. | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .. | Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 | 4 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | Peritonitis | 2 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Ascities | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Not specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intcs. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
(Order) | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
Intussusception | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
40 | 57 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 97 | 82 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | Small Pox | 3 | 2 | •• | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
4 | 5 | Measles | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 2 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 12 | Scarlatina | 17 | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Diphteheria | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Jaundiee | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 2 | Croup | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | Liver Diseases | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
3 | 3 | Hooping Cough | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 4 | Typhus & Typhoid | 4 | .. | i | •• | .. | 2 | 4 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | |
2 | Krvsipelas | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Pyœmia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Nephria | 3 | .. | 1 | .1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Stone | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Prostrate Disease . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
18 | Diarrhœa | 42 | 40 | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | Kidney Disease &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | Cholera | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6. Genera. Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | i | |||||
1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
1 | .. | 2. Enthetic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7. Orgs.ofLocomo. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Spine Diseases | 1 | l | .. | .. | ..* •.. | |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | •• | Hydrohobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | *• | .. |
2 | 2 | 3. Dietic | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Privation | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 2 | Want of Br. Milk | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | IV. 1. Dis of Childn. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Alcholism | 1 | 1 | .. | •• | .. | .. | l | 1 | Premature Birth | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..• • | Cyanosis | .. | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
• • | .. | l | Other Malformation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
3 | 5 | II. 1. Diathetic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Gout | 1 | .. | • • | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Dropsy | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Haemorrhage | 2 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 4 | 3. Dis of Aged | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 8 |
.. | .. | Cancer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 4 | Old Age | 13 | .. | .. | l | 4 | 8 |
.. | 1 | Noma | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 5 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | . | 1 | 14 | 5 | Atrophy & Debility | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
22 | 17 | 2. Tubercular | 39 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .. | |||||||||
Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | V. 1. Acci. orNeg | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||
2 | 3 | Tables Mesenterica | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Fract and Contus. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
16 | 11 | Phthisis | 27 | 4 | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | Wounds | ||||||
* | 7 | • | |||||||||||||||
, . | • * ! | • • | |||||||||||||||
Poison | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
19 | 18 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 37 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 9 | . . | 1 | Drowing | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 1 | Cephalitis | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 3 | Apoplexy | 6 | 1 | .. | l | 4 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 3 | Paralysis | 4 | .. | .. | l | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2. Homicide | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | ..Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds' | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Epilepsy | . . | .. | .. | ..... | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | 9 | Convulsions | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 2 | Brain Diseases, &c | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 | 3 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 10 | 3 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Pericarditis | 1 | •• | •• | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
7 | 2 | Heart Disease | 9 | . | a |