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 REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING JANUARY 28th, 1865. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years 01 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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210 | 159 | All Causes | 369 | 184 | 46 | 50 | 6£ | 21 | 59 | 37 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 96 | 41 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 4 |
3 | 4 | Laryngitis | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Classes.) | 39 | 23 | Bronchitis | 62 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 3 | ||||||||
1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | • • | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
65 | 36 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 101 | 78 | 9 | 8 | 6 | .. | 11 | 5 | Pneumonia | 16 | 11 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. |
24 | 29 | II. CONSTITUTE. | 53 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Asthma | 8 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
1 | 1 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | ||||||||||
92 | 73 | III LocAL | 165 | 64 | 15 | 29 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
25 | 17 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 42 | 21 | .. | .. | 9 | 13 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .* | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
4 | 3 | V. VIOLENTDTHS. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | 1 | Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | Hernia | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | ,, | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
60 | 34 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis | 94 | 75 | 9 | 4 | 6 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Stricture of Intest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | Small Pox | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18 | 3 | Measles | 21 | 20 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 11 | Scarlatina | 19 | 18 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 3 | Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
15 | 2 | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Liver Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
8 | 5 | Hooping Cough. | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 1 | Typhus & Typhoid | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. |
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Pyœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Bladder | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | Nephria | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | ,, | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Prostrate Disease | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | 2 | Diarrhœa | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Disase,&c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6. Genera. Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 3 | Rheumatism | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | .. | 2. Enthetic | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 7. Orgs. of Locomo. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Syphilis | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Spine Diseases | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | 3. Dietic | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Privation | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Want of Br. Milk. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | Premature Birth | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Cyanosis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Other Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 4 | II. 1.Diathetic | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Gout | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Dropsy | • • | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hæmorrhage | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Cancer | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 17 | 5 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 22 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 13 | |
.. | .. | Noma | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 5 | Old Age | 22 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 13 |
1 | 1 | Mortification | •• | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
21 | 25 | 2. Tubercular | 46 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 1 | .. | 5 | 6 | Atrophy & Debility | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Scrofula | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | V. 1. Acci.or Neg. | 5 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fract. and Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
16 | 17 | Phthisis | 4 | 21 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 6 | Hydrocephalus | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14 | 21 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 35 | 17 | .. | 5 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Cephalitis | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | Suffocation | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 5 | Apoplexy | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 4 | Paralysis | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3. Suicide | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Chorea | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Epilepsy | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 7 | Convulsions | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
12 | 7 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
12 | 6 | Heart Diseases | 18 | 3 | 5 | .. | 9 | 1 |