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 JUNE 30th, 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 80 years of age end upwards. |
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181 | 170 | 351 | 188 | 39 | 56 | 57 | 11 | 28 | 3. Respirat. Orgs | 50 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | ||
3 | 2 | Laryngitis | 5 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Classes.) | 15 | 15 | Bronchitis | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
55 | 43 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 98 | 80 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | Pneumonia | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
38 | 37 | II. CONSTITUTE. | 75 | 25 | 20 | 81 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Lung, diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
64 | 67 | III. LOCAL | 131 | 84 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 2 | 2 | 9 | .. | ||
18 | 18 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 36 | 23 | .. | 1 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
6 | 6 | V. VIOLENT DTES. | 11 | 6 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Peritonitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
(Orders.) | 2 | .. | Hernia | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||
3 | 1 | Ileus | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
53 | 42 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 95 | 78 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Small pox | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
12 | 7 | Measles | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stomach dis. &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 4 | Scarlatina | 14 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | .. | • | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | Liver Disease | 9 | .. | 1 | 7 | 1 | .. |
10 | 14 | Hooping Cough | 21 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 4 | Typhus & Typhoid | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
.. | 2 | Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Pyœmia | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Diseases of Bladder | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | i | .. | Neparia | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Carbuncle | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | Diabetes | i | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Stone | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Dysentery | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 5 | Diarrhœa | 12 | 9 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Kidney Disease, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Cholera | 1 | i | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6. Genera. Organs | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Rheumatism | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 7. Orgs, of Locomo. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Hydrophobia | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8. Skin, &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Phlegmon&Abscess | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 3. Dietic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Skin Diseases | l | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
1 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | IV. 1. Dis. of Chiidn. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cvanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | •.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
6 | II. 1. Diathetic | 11 | l | .. | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults . | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
2 | .. | Gout | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 2 | Dropsy | 3 | i | .. | l | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Childbirth | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | l | Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 4 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
3 | 2 | Cancer | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Old Age | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 16 | 15 | .. | .. | .... | ||
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | Atrophy & Debility | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
32 | 32 | 2. Tubercular | 84 | 20 | 17 | ||||||||||||
1 | .. | Scrofula | l | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | V. 1.Acci, or Neg. | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
1 | 4 | Tabes Mesenterica | 5 | Fract, and contus. | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |||||||
25 | 24 | Phthisis | 49 | 10 | 20 | 16 | .. | 4 | 1 | Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
5 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Burns and scalds.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Posion | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
23 | 18 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 41 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
4 | 2 | Cephalitis | 5 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Suffocation. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 3 | Apoplexy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6 | 2 | Paralvsis | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2. Homicide | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Insunity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3. Suicide | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. |
.. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | 8 | convulsions | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Drowning | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 6 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 10 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 15 | .. | 1 | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
5 | 10 | Heart Disease | 15 | .. | 1 | 6 | 8 | .. |