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 MAY 26th, 1866,
(Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
west S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 year 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 0 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 yeats of age. | At 80 yeats of ageand upwards. |
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190 | 170 | All causes | 360 | 201 | 47 | 44 | 51 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 3. Respirat. Orgs | 51 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
(Classes.) | 2 | 2 | Laryngitis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
13 | 15 | Bronchitis | 28 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
53 | 45 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 98 | 84 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Pneumonia | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. |
31 | 37 | II. CONSTITUTL. | 71 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | Asthma | 2 | .. | .. | l | 1 | |
.. | .. | Lung Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
66 | 64 | III. LOCAL | 130 | 56 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. |
30 | 20 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 50 | 35 | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | 1 | .. | Gastritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Enteritis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
7 | 4 | V. VIOLENTDTHS. | 11* | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | Peritonitis | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intcs. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | 1 | Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
49 | 43 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 92 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Small pox | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
16 | 2 | Measles | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | 3 | Scarlatina | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hepatitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Jaundice | 2 | 1 | .... | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 2 | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | Liver Disease | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
13 | 24 | Hooping Cough | 37 | 37 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | Typhus & Typhoid | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5. Urinary Ores. | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | |
1 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Nephritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
1 | .. | Pyœmia | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephria | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Influenza | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | Stone| | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 2 | Diarrhœa | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Kidney Disease,&c. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6. Genera. Organs | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
l | 2 | Rheumatism | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Spine Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Bone Diseases | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon & Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 1 | 3. Dietic | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | _ | _ | _ | .. | |||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 4 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Alcoholism | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 4 | Premature Birth | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
2 | 6 | II. 1. Diathetic | 8 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 2 | Dropsy | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 5 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 8 | |
2 | 3 | Cancer | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 10 | 5 | Old Age | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 8 |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 22 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | 11 | Atrophy & Debility | 22 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
32 | 31 | 2. Tubercular | 63 | 21 | 28 | 121 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
2 | .. | Scrofula | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||
.. | 1 | Tabes Mesenterica | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |||||||
23 | 25 | hthisis | 48 | 7 | 27 | 12 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | Fract. and Contus. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
7. | 5 | Hydrocephalus | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Burns and Scalds. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
21 | 19 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 40 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Drowning | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Cephalitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | Suffocation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | Apoplexy | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 4 | Paralysis | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2. Homicide | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 3. Suicide | 3 | .. | l | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Wounds | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Epilepsy | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
8 | 8 | Convulsions | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Brain Diseases, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | Suffocat. and Hang | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
8 | 8 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
• | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
7 | 8 | Heart Disease | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
* 1 Age not specified,