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.
TWO WEEKS ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1864, DISTINGUISHING THE AGES & CAUSES
in Hospitals excluded.)
West. | East. | Causes of Death | All Ages. | AGES. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jncl. 1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | Under 5 yrs. | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 40- | 60- | 80 Up. | ||||
424 | 370 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 794 | 175 | 103 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 331 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 115 | 237 | 44 |
25 ! | 7 | Laryngitis | 32 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .. | 24 | 2 | l | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. |
269 | 235 | Bronchitis | 504 | 107 | 59 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 193 | l | l | 1 | 26 | 63 | 181 | 38 |
8 | 7 | Pleurisy | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .. |
99 | 97 | Pneumonia | 196 | 55 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 112 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 26 | 4 |
12 | 17 | Asthma | 29 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 20 | 2 |
11 | 7 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 18 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 5 | .. |
67 | 97 | 4- Digestive Orgs. | 164 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 46 | 52 | 2 |
3 | 7 | Gastritis | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | ..,, | .. | l | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. |
7 | 9 | Enteritis | 16 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
6 | 8 | Peritonitis | 14 | 1 | 1 | l | l | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. |
3 | 9 | Ascites | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
2 | 1 | Ulceration of Intes. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | 1 | Hernia | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ..,. | 2 | .. |
4 | 8 | Ileus | 12 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. |
2 | 4 | Intussusception | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | •• | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 13 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 21 | 2 | .. | l | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 9 | .. |
.. | 1 | Pancreas Dis., &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
3 | 8 | Hepatitis | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 4 | .. |
6 | 4 | Jaundice | 10 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .... | 3 | 2 | .. |
21 | 23 | Liver Disease | 44 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 20 | 13 | .. |
.. | 1 | Spleen Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
19 | 29 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 48 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
.. | 2 | Nephritis | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Diseaie of Bladder | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
10 | 15 | Nephna | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 10 | 9 | .. |
2 | 3 | Diabetes | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | Stone | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 2 | Prostrate Disease | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ... |
6 | 3 | Kidney Disease,&c. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. |
4 | 4 | 6. Genera. Organs | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 2 | .. | |
2 | 2 | Ovarian Dropsy | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | l | 1 | ||
2 | Uterine Diseases.. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | I | 2 | 1 | .. | ||
11 | 12 | 7. Orgs.oflocomo. | 23 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. |
6 | 6 | Spine Diseases | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. |
5 | 6 | Bone Diseases | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. |
4 | 5 | 8. Skin, &c | 9 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
2 | 1 | Phlegmon & Abran | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
• • | • • | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | ||
2 | 4 | Skin Diseases | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | ... | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
40 | 56 | IV. 1. Li*, of Childn. | 96 | 92 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 96 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
33 | 44 | Premature Birth | '17 | 77 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 77 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 4 | Cvanosis | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Spina Bifida | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... |
4 | 3 | Other Malformation | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 4 | Teething | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 7 | 2. Dis. of Adults . | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 7 | Childbirth | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | .. |
75 | 57 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 132 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 65 | 64 |
75 | 57 | Old Age | 132 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 65 | 64 |
89 | 62 | 4. Bis. of Nutritn. | 151 | 128 | 13 | .. | 3 | .. | 147 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
89 | 62 | Atrophy & Debility | 151 | 128 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 147 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
25 | 37 | V. 1. Acci. orNeg. | 62 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .. |
7 | 11 | Fract. and Contus | 18 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | l | 1 | 6 | 6 | .. |
.. | 1 | Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | 4 | Burns and Scalds. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Poison | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 3 | Drowning | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
7 | 12 | Suffocation | 19 | 15 | l | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | Otherwise | 10 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 6 | 2. Homicide | 13 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 11 | ; 3. Suicide | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 3 | .. |
2 | Wounds | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | |
.. | 1 | Poison | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 2 | Drowning | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Suffocat. and Hang. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | 1. | I Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |