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 MARCH 31st, 1866, (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 60 years of age and upwards. |
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36 | 216 | 452 | 228 | 59 | 58 | 88 | 19 | 57 | 49 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 106 | 56 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 9 | |
(Classes.) | 5 | 8 | Laryngitis | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
31 | 27 | Bronchitis | 68 | 23 | .. | 5 | 22 | 8 | |||||||||
4 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||||||
55 | 31 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 86 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 3 | .. | 12 | 14 | Pneumonia | 26 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. |
46 | 46 | II. CONSTITUTL | 92 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | .. | Asthma | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. |
1 | .. | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
02 | 112 | III. LOCAL | 214 | 90 | 9 | 39 | 66 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 21 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |
30 | 26 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 56 | 35 | 3 | .. | 10 | 8 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Enteritis | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | .. | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Peritonitis | 2 | l | .. | .. | l | .. |
.. | 1 | Not Specified | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.... | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(orders.) | 1 | .. | Ileus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
54 | 30 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 84 | 62 | 15 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Small Pox | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
16 | 7 | Measles | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Stomach dis., &c | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | ||
l | 7 | Scarlatina | 8 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Hepatitis | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Quinsey | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | .. | Croup | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | Liver Disease | 13 | .. | 2 | 7 | 4 | .. |
15 | 3 | Hooping Cough .. | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 | 4 | Typhus & Typhoid | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | PyƦmia | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diseases of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Puerperal Fever | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | Stone | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Diarrhoea | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Disease,&c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6. Genera. Organs | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
.. | 1 | Ague | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Uterine Diseases | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
.. | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7. Orgs, of Locomo. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon & Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 3. Dietic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 7 | |||||||
.. | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 5 | Premature Birth | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Cyanosis | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 1 | Other Malformation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 5 | II. 1. Diathetic | 10 | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2. Dis. of Adults . | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | Childbirth | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | 3. Dis of Aged. | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 8 |
4 | 2 | Cancer | 6 | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 9 | 9 | Old Age | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 8 |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Mortification | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | Atrophy & Debility | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
41 | 41 | 2. Tubercular | 82 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 4 | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | Scrofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | V. 1. Acci. or Neg, | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
1 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |||||||
34 | 26 | hthisis | 60 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | Fract. and Contus. | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
6 | 11 | Hydrocephalus | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Burns and Scalds. | i | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
28 | 31 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 59 29 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 1 | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 2 | Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 8 | Apoplexy | 12 | 1 | .. | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | a | Paralysis | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Epilepsy | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
14 | 8 | Convulsions | 22 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Drowning | i | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 5 | Brain Diseases,&c | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 17 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 23 | 2 | .. | 10 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | 17 | Heart Disease | 23 | 2 | .. | 10 | 10 | 1 | .. |