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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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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All Causes | |||||||||||||||||
.. | .. | Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Classes.) | Bronchitis | 4 | .. | 1 | |||||||||||||
.. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
.. | 4 | Pneumonia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||||
.. | Lung Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
.. | 5 | .. | |||||||||||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | 2 | Enteritis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
6 | 8 | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Not specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | Ileus | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
.. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Small Pox | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
1 | 8 | Measles | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 2 | .. | .. | ||||||
5 | 3 | Scarlation | 8 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||
..• | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 | 2 | Croup | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | Liver Disease | 9 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | .. |
10 | Hooping Cough | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
4 | 3 | Typhus & Typhoid | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | ||||||
1 | .. | Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | .. | Pyœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nepheria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
33 | 23 | Diarrhœa | 56 | 51 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 2 | Kidney Disease,&c. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
6 | 25 | Cholera | 31 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | .. | Rheumatism | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Uterine Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
2 | 2 | Syphilis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Spine Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Phlegmon&Abscess | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 | l | Want of Br. Milk | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
1 | .. | Alcoholism | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | premature Birth | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
.. | 3 | Thrush | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Other Malformation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Teething | .. | .. | |||||||||||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | 2 | Dropsy | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Haemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
2 | 3 | Cancer | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 | Old Age | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | Atrophy & Debility | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | |||||||||||||||||
2 | l | Scrofula | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
4 | 7 | Tabes Mesenterica | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | ||||
25 | 12 | Phthisis | 37 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | Fract. and Contus. | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | |
2 | 7 | Hydrocephalus | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
• | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
1 | .. | 1 | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 1 | Cephalitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 4 | Apoplexy | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | Otherwise | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
6 | .. | Paralysis | 6 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 5 | Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
1 | 1 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
14 | 6 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||||
13 | Heart Disease | 25 | 2 | 13 | 3 |