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 AND ITS SUB-DISTRICTS DURING FIFTY-
OF DEATH (Deaths of Non-Residents
West. | East. | Causes cf Death. | I All Ages. | AGES. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unci. 1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | Under 5yrs. | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 40- | 60- | 80 Up. | ||||
1933 | 1910 | All Causes | 3843 | 969 | 388 | 170 | 111 | 77 | 1715 | 132 | 64 | 67 | 476 | 554 | 686 | 149 |
(Classes.) | ||||||||||||||||
522 | 455 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 977 | 298 | 175 | 87 | 72 | 52 | 684 | 79 | 23 | 17 | 76 | 53 | 36 | 9 |
321 | 369 | II. CONSTITUTL | 690 | 89 | 44 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 179 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 226 | 164 | 61 | 6 |
844 | 846 | III. LOCAL | 1690 | 319 | 149 | 52 | 28 | 11 | 559 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 164 | 321 | 513 | 70 |
208 | 182 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 390 | 220 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 243 | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | 5 | 65 | 64 |
36 | 54 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 90 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 47 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | .. |
2 | 4 | Not Specified | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
(Orders.) | ||||||||||||||||
476 | 432 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 908 | 247 | 174 | 87 | 72 | 51 | 631 | 79 | 23 | 17 | 71 | 43 | 35 | 9 |
16 | Small Pox * | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 129 | 30 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 120 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | . . | .. | ||
86 1 | Scarlatiua | 174 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 20 | no | 45 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | |
>7 | Diphtheria | 35 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
6 1 | Quinsey | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
26 | 23 | Croup | 49 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
57 | Hooping cough | 108 | 43 | 3y | 10 | 9 | 4 | 105 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
60 | 45 | Typhus & Typhoid | 105 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 6 | .. | lb | 8 | 2 |
22 | 10 i | Erysipelas | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | .. |
Pycemia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 | Puerperal Fever | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | ..• | |
Carbuncle | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
Influenza | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
6 | 3 | Dysentery | 9 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 |
80 | Diarrhcea | 170 | 122 | 28 | 3 | 1 | .. | 154 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
2 | 3 | Cholera | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Ague | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
13 | 18 | Rheumatism | 31 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | l | 4 | .. | 5 | 8 | .. |
11 | 7 | 2. Enthetic | 18 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | Syphilis | 17 | 1/ | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | Stricture of Urethra | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
13 ( | 3.Dietic | 42 | 26 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 27 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 10 | 1 | .. | |
Privation | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
7 ! | Want of Br. Milk | 26 | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | Purpura and Scurvy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 1 | Alcoholism | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | |
6 | 3 | 4. Parasitic | 9 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Thrush | 9 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
51 | 63 | 11. 1. Diathetic | 114 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 52 | 35 | 6 |
Gout | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
16 | Dropsy | 25 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Cancer | 77 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 43 | 23 | 1 | ||
Noma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
*2 | Mortification | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
270 | 306 | 2. Tubercular | 576 | 84 | 44 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 174 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 212 | 112 | 24 | .. |
2 | Scrotula | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .... | .. | |
27 | Tabes Mcsenterica | 48 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
210 | Phthisis | 408 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 209 | 112 | 24 | .. | ||
42 | 67 | Hydrocephalus | 109 | 4!5 | 2b | 15 | 5 | 9 | 98 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
219 | 210 | III. 1. NervousSyst. | 429 | 114 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 180 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 69 | 119 | 13 |
24 | 20 | Cephalitis | 44 | jy | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 | .. | l | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
46 | 37 | Apoplexy | 83 | 2 | .. | .. | ... | i | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 29 | 36 | 4 |
57 | Paralysis | 97 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 24 | 6l | 8 | |
1 | 5 | Insanity | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. |
Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
7 | 8 | Epilepsy | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. |
Convulsion | 135 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 133 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Brain Diseases, &c. | 49 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 1 | ||
96 | 119 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 215 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 66 | 82 | 10 |
7 | Pericarditis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | |
1 . | Aneurism | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
93 | 111 | Heart Disease | 204 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 64 | 77 | 10 |