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 NOVEMBER 25th, 1365, (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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131 | 146 | All Causes | 277 | 153 | 38 | 19 | 56 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 55 | 36 | 4 | .. | 10 | .. |
.. | .. | Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Classes.) | 20 | 14 | Bronchitis | 34 | 20 | 3 | .. | 8 | .. | ||||||||
1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
30 | 31 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 61 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 5 | .. | 6 | 12 | Pneumonia | 18 | 14 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
25 | 26 | II. CONSTITUTL | 51 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | Asthma | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
58 | 63 | III. LOCAL | 121 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. |
15 | 23 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 38 | 29 | 2 | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | Gastritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Enteritis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 3 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
(Orders) | .. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||
26 | 27 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 53 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Small Pox | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Measles | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stomach Dis. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 2 | Scarlatina | 8 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Jaundice | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | Liver Disease | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. |
6 | 4 | Hooping Cough | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | Typhus & Typhoid | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | |
1 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Pyœmia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Nephria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 6 | Diarrhœa | 7 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Kidney Disease, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6. Genera. Organs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | l | Rheumatism | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l3 | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7. Orgs. of Locomo. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Syphilis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon & Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | 3. Dietic | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Want of Br. Milk | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Aleoholism | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | 4. Parasitic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | Premature Birth | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Other Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 5 | II. 1. Diathetic | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | 2. Dis. of Adults. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | Childbirth | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 |
.. | 4 | Cancer | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 6 | Old Age | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 12 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 23 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 12 | ///Atrophy & Debility | 23 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
24 | 21 | 2. Tubercular | 45 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Scrofula | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
3 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
15 | 13 | Phthisis | 28 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | Fract. and Contus. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
4 | 5 | Hydrocephalus | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
16 | 25 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 41 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Cephalitis | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Suffocation | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 6 | Apoplexy | 8 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | Paralysis | 11 | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2. Homicide | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Insanity | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Epilepsy | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 6 | Convulsions | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 4 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat, and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 5 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 5 | Heart Disease | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | 1 | i |