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 I.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1864.
(Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years 0l 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. |
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191 | 167 | All Causes | 368 | 184 | 37 | 54 | 77 | 16 | 54 | 40 | 3. Respirat Orgs. | 91 | 47 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 5 |
2 | 1 | Laryngitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
39 | 26 | Bronchitis | 65 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 4 | |||||||||
(Classes.) | 1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||
42 | 24 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. .. | 66 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .. | 8 | 12 | Pneumonia | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. |
1 | Asthma | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
33 | 35 | II. CONSTITUTL... | 68 | 25 | 17 | l6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .. | Lung Diseases, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
99 | 85 | III. LOCAL........ | 184 | 71 | 14 | 34 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .. |
.. | 1 | Gastritis......... | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
23 | 14 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 37 | 24 | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .. | Enteritis | 2 | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
4 | 9 | V VIOLENT DTHS | 13 | 9 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | Ascites | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | ||||||||||
... | ... | Not Specified .... | ... | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
_ | _ | _ | _ | .. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
2 | .. | Ileus .......... | 2 | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | .. | Intussusception .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
40 | 22 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 62 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of latest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Small Pox........ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula .......... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | .. | Measles | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stomach Dis., & c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
11 | 7 | Scarlatina | 18 | 17 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | . | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Diptheria | 6 1 | 5 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Quinsey | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
2 | 1 | Croup ........... | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | Liver Disease ... | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. |
.. | 4 | Hooping Cough .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease.... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | Typhus & Typhoid | 7 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | l | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
2 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis ....... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 1 | Pyæmia | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Puerperal Fever . | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Nephria......... | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Carbuncle ..... .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes.......... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Influenza .... ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Diarrhæa | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Disease, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Cholera.......... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6. General Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Ague ............ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
... | .. | Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 2, Enthelic ...... | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7. Orgs, of Locomo. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Syphilis.......... | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Spine Diseases.... | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 ... | .. | 8. Skin, &c....... | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. 1 | .. | .. | Phlegmon ....... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | 3. Dietic | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer............ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Skin Diseases .... | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Want of Br. Milk.. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 10 | 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | 1 | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | |||||||
.. | .. | Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | 2 | 7 | Premature Birth .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cvanosis.......... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida...... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Other Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Teething ........ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
8 | 11 | II. 1. Diathetic .... | 19 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Gout ........ ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia........ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Dropsy .......... | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth........ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 3 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 6 |
5 | 9 | Cancer | 14 | .. | 1 | 8 | 5 | .. | 10 | 3 | Old Age......... | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 |
.. | .. | Noma............ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 3 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | 11 | Atrophy & Debility | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
25 | 24 | 2. Tubercular | 49 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Scrotula .......... | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 10 | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | ||
3 | 6 | Tabes Mesenterica | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | |||||||
16 | 15 | Phthisis | 9 | •• | • • | •• | • • | .. | l | Fract. and Contus. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
5 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 31 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | .. | • • | .. | Wounds ....... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 8 | •* | •• | •• | •• | .. | Burns and Scalds.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
_ | .. | Poison .......... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
21 | 17 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 38 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | .. | l | Drowning ........ | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Cephalitis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Suffocation | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Apoplexy | 7 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 8 | Paralysis ........ | 11 | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 2. Homicide...... | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity.......... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3. Suicide ........ | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Wounds | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | 2 | Epilepsy | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 7 | Convulsions ...... | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning........ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Brain Diseases, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | 18 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 30 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | Otherwise........ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
... | '2 | Pericarditis ...... | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
... | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
12 | 16 | Heart Disease | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 |