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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30th, 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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166 | 140 | All Causes | 306 | 180 | 38 | 44 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 32 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
(Classes.) | 1 | I | Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
9 | 9 | Bronchitis | 18 | 11 | l | .. | 6 | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | |||||||||
49 | 41 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 90 | 78 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .. | 4 | 5 | Pneumonia | 9 | l | .. | l | 1 | |
43 | 25 | II. CONSTITUTL | 68 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | Asthma | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. |
48 | 50 | III. LOCAL | 98 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 6 | .. | .. | Lung Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 10 | 4 Digestive Orgs. | 21 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | .. | |||||||||
17 | IV DEVELOPMNL | 39 | 28 | .. | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | Gastritis | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
4 | 4 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Enteritis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.... | 3 | Not Specified | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | .... | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
42 | 37 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 79 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Small Pox | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Fistula | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Measles | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
7 | Scarlatina | 15 | 14 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 3 | Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Hepatitis | 3 | .. | l | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Jaundice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Croup | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | Liver Disease | 7 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. |
7 | 5 | Hooping Cough | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 2 | Typhus & Typhoid | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 |
.. | 2 | Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Pyaemia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Disease of Bladder | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
2 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Stone | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 13 | Diarrhoea | 24 | 20 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | Kidney Desease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6. Genera, Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Rheumatism | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7. Orgs, of Locomo. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Syphilis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Spine Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Bone Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon & Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | 3. Dietic | 6 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Alcoholism | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | 4. Parasitic | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Thrush | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Other Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
6 | 4 | II. 1. Diathetic | 10 | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | Teething | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2. Dis. of Adults . | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hæmerrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Childbirth | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | Cancer | 9 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | .. | 5 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | Old Age | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | |
1 | .. | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 13 | 5 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
37 | 21 | 2. Tubercular | 58 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 1 | .. | 13 | 5 | . Atrophy & Debility | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Scrofula | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
.. | 6 | Tabes Mesenterica | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Fract. and Contus. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 |
30 | 13 | Phthisis | 43 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Burns and Scalds.. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | 11 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 26 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Apoplexy | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | Suffocation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | Paralysis | 9 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Insanity | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3. Suicide | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | Convulsions | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 2 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 7 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
5 | 6 | Heart Disease | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | l |