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 8.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 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Laryngitis | 3 | 1 | .. | ||||||||||||||
(Classes.) | 9 | 10 | Bronchitis | 19 | 9 | .. | |||||||||||
.. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
6 | Pneumonia | 3 | .. | ||||||||||||||
.. | .. | Asthma | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
.. | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||||||||||||
9 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
.. | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
1 | .. | Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | Peritonitis | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
(Orders.) | 2 | .. | Ileus | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | Stricture of Intest | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | Small Pox | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | ||||||
3 | 5 | Measles | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
7 | 4 | Scarlatina | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Diphtheria | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hepatitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | ||
.. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Croup | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | Liver Disease | 9 | 1 | 6 | l | .. | |||
8 | 10 | Hooping Cough | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
10 | 6 | Typhus & Typhoid | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
1 | Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | Pyœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Nephria | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Diabetes | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
14 | 12 | Diarrhœa | 26 | 21 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | l | 1 | Kidney Disease,&c. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
12 | 13 | Cholera | 25 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Ague | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
2 | 1 | Syphilis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Spine Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon&Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Alcoholism | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | Premature Birth | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | Thrush | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | Other Malformation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 1 | Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Hœmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
3 | 2 | Cancer | 5 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | Old Age | 3 | .. | .. | .. | l | ||
Noma | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | Atrophy & Debility | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | |||||||||||||||||
2 | .. | Scrotula | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | ||||||||||
2 | 4 | Tabes Mesenterica | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||
19 | 18 | Phthisis | 37 | 7 | 19 | .. | .. | l | 3 | Fract. and Contus. | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | ||
9 | .. | Hydrocephalus | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
l | Burns and Scalds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
.. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
2 | Cephalitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Suffocation | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
7 | 7 | Apoplexy | 14 | 3 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
2 | Paralysis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Epilepsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
3 | 8 | Convulsions | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
.. | Brain Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
.. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
10 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .. |