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 AUGUST 26th, 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 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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111 | 104 | 215 | 121 | 21 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
(Classes.) | .. | .. | Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
4 | 9 | Bronchitis | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
37 | 26 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 63 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .. | 2 | 5 | Pneumonia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
26 | 23 | II. CONSTITUTL | 49 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Lung Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
33 | 35 | III. LOCAL | 68 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4- Digestive Orgs. | 11 | 4 | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 |
11 | 14 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 25 | 19 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | 1 | Enteritis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 5 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | l | .. | Peritonitis | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Not Specified | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
34 | 26 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 60 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 1 | Small Pox | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Measles | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Stomach Dis., &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
5 | 1 | Scarlatina | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Hepatitis | l | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | .. | Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 2 | Liver Disease | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
3 | 5 | Hooping Cough | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 4 | Typhus & Typhoid | 5 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Nephria | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Dysentery | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | 10 | Diarrhœa | 22 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Cholera | 4 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6. Genera, Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 2. Enthetic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7. Orgs. of Locomo. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Spine Diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8. Skin, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Phlegmon & Abscess | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | .. | 3. Dietic | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Want of Br. Milk. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Alcoholism | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bfidis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Other Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
7 | 2 | II. 1. Diathetic | 9 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
6 | 2 | Cancer | 8 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | Old Age | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
.. | .. | Noma. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 12 | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | Atrophy & Debility | 12 | 11 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
19 | 21 | 2. Tubercular | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | 6 | Tabes Mesenterica | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
16 | 12 | Phthisis | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | Fract. and Contus. | 4 | l | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
12 | 7 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Poison | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | 1 | Drowing | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | .. | Cephalitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Apoplexy | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Paralysis | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3. Suicide | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Convulsions | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 3 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat, and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 4 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
7 | 4 | Heart Disease | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. |