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 POUR WEEKS ENDING APRIL 28th, 1866, (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals exclude.)
West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years of age. | At 20 and under 4 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 0f Ages. | 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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63 | 133 | All causes | 298 | 161 | 33 | 48 | 42 | 12 | 35 | 18 | 3. Respirat. Orgs | 53 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |
(Classes.) | 3 | .. | Laryng.tis | 5 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||
18 | 13 | Bronchitis | 31 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||
1 | .. | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 25 | L ZYMOTIC DIS | 67 | 58 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | 3 | Pneumonis | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
4 | 33 | II. CONSTITUTL | 57 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Asthma | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
2 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||||
3 | 53 | III. LOCAL | 126 | 48 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 14 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | |
11 | 15 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 36 | 24 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
3 | 7 | V. VIOLENTDTHS. | 10 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Peritonitis | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Not Specified . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | instussusception | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
39 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 61 | 53 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of intest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 | Small Pox | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
9 | Measles | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
2 | 1 | Scarlatina | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Hepatitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | Liver Disease | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. |
14 | Hooping Cough | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | spleen Diseases | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | .. | Typhus & Typhoid | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | |
.. | 2 | Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nepbritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Pyœmia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Disease of Bladder | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Nepnria | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Diabetes | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stune | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease . | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | dysentery | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Kidney Disease,&c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6. Genera. Organs | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Rheumatism | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Uterine Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7.Orgs of locomo | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
l | 1 | Syphilis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | Spiue Diseases. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8.Skin &c | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | phlegmon&Abscess | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
2 | 3. Dietic | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | . • | .. | .. | .. | .. | skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 1 | Want of Br. Milk | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | IV.1.Dis of childn | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | premature | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
... | 1 | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 2 | spina bikda | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | other malformation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Teeting | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformation | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
4 | 1 | II. 1. Diathetic | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | childourth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 |
3 | l | Cancer | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | 5 | Old Age | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | 4. Dis. of Nutrin | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | ...... | .. |
1 | .. | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | Atrophy& Devility | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
20 | 32 | 2. Tuborcular | 52 | 16 | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 1 | Scrofula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | V. 1. Acci. or Neg | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 6 | Tabes Mesenterica | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||
17 | 18 | hthisis | 35 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Fract. and Contus. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | Hydrocephalus | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | wounds | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
17 | 20 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 37 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | poison | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | cephalitis | 5 | 5 | .. | ... | .. | .. | 1 | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 3 | Apoplexy | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | Suffocation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | Paralysis | 10 | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | 1 | 1 | Otherwise | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2. Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3.Suicide | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Epilepsy | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | Convulsions | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Brain Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowang | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 7 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 12 | .. | 4 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclssad | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 | 7 | Heart Disease | 12 | .. | 4 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. |