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 OCTOBER 28th, 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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164 | 126 | 90 | 164 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 3. Respirat. Orgs | 45 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .. | |
(Classes.) | 2 | 4 | Laryngitis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
19 | 2 | Brpmcjotos | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
43 | 25 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 68 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 10 | Pneumonia | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
30 | 41 | II. CONSTITUTE | 71 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | .. | 1 | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
59 | 41 | III. LOCAL | 100 | 48 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4- Digestive Orgs. | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. |
25 | 16 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 41 | 33 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
6 | 3 | V. VIOLENTDTHS. | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | Peritonitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | 2 | 1 | Ileus | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | l | .. | ||||||||
35 | 21 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 56 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | Small Pox | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 1 | Measles | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stomach Dis. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | Scarlatina | 7 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Diphtheria | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | 1 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | Liver Disease | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. |
6 | 4 | Hooping Cough | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 3 | Typhus & Typhoid | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 7 | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | |
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pyœrmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | Nephria | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Prostrate Disease | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
10 | 4 | Diarrhœa | 14 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | Kidney Disease &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Cholera | 2 | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 6. Genera. Organs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Rheumatism | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Uterine Diseases | l | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
5 | 2. Enthetic | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7. Orgs. of Locomo. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 2 | Syphilis | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Stricture of Urethra | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon & Abscess. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | 3. Dietic | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Want of Br. Milk | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childs. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | .. | 4. Parasitic | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Premature Birth | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | .. | Thrush | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Other Malformation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 8 | II. 1. Diathetic | 11 | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Dropsy | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 6 | Cancer | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | Old Age | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 6 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
27 | 33 | 2. Tubercular | 60 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 2 | .. | 15 | 6 | Atrophy & Debility | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Scrofula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 5 | Tabes Mesenterica | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
21 | 24 | hthisis | 45 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | Fract. and Contus. | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
15 | 9 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 24 | 11 | .. | 7 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Suffocation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 1 | Apoplexy | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Paralysis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2. Homicide | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3. Suicide | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Epilepsy | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | Convulsions | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Drowing | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
1 | 2 | Brain Diseases, &c. | ??? | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat, and Hang | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4.Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 4 | Heart Disease | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | l |