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 FOUR WEEKS ENDING JULY 29th, 1865. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years of age. | At 20 and under 40years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80years 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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162 | 167 | All Causes | 329 | 231 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .. |
(Classes.) | .. | .. | Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
7 | Bronchitis | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
86 | 70 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 156 | 141 | 5 | 5 | 5 | .. | 2 | 5 | Pneumonia | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
20 | 29 | II. CONSTITUTL | 49 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
36 | 44 | III. LOCAL | 80 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
17 | 21 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 38 | 29 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 4 | Enteritis | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 3 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
.. | 1 | Ulceration of Intes. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Intussusception | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
78 | 67 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 145 | 132 | 4 | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | Stricture of Intest. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
7 | .. | Small pox | 7 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
5 | 7 | Scarlatina | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | Liver Disease | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. |
4 | 14 | Hooping Cough | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | Typhus & Typhoid | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. |
1 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pyœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | Nephria | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Infulenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Prostrate Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
54 | 37 | Dirrhœa | 91 | 86 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Cholera | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 6. Genera. Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Rheumatiam | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Uterine Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | 2. Enthetic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Spine Diseases | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Bone Diseases | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8. Skin, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Phlegmon & Abran | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | l | 3. Dietic | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | IV. 1 Dis. of Childn. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Alcoholism | 2 | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | 4. Parasitic | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Thrush | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | II. 1. Diathetic | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 9 | .. | .. | l | 4 | 4 |
1 | 3 | Cancer | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | Old Age | 9 | .. | .. | I | 4 | 4 |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 12 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | 8 | 12 | Atrophy & Debility | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
19 | 26 | 2. Tubercular | 45 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 5 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Scrofula | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 5 | Tabes Mesenterica | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fraet, and Centus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
13 | 14 | Phthisis | 27 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 6 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Cephalitis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Apoplexy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | Otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Paralysis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Chorea | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Epilepsy | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | Convulsions | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Brain Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Pericarditis | l | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Aneurism | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
4 | 4 | Heart Disease | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. |