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 OCTOBER 27tb, 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 40years of age. | At 40 and under 60years of age. | At 60 and under 80years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. | West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 2o 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 SO years of age |
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154 | 166 | All Causes | 320 | 184 | 51 | 36 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 3. Respirat. Orgs | 63 | 50 | 7 | .. | 5 | .. | |
2 | 1 | Laryngitis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Classes.) | 19 | 11 | Bronchitis | 30 | 25 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | ||||||||
.. | l | Pleurisy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
40 | 40 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 80 | 59 | 14 | 2 | .. | 6 | 19 | Pneumonia | 25 | 21 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | |
35 | 29 | II. CONSTITUTL. | 64 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Asthma | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 1 | Lung Diseases, &c. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
67 | 71 | III. LOCAL | 128 | 70 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4. Digestive Orgs | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .. |
21 | 23 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 44 | 34 | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Enteritis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | V. VIOLENT DTHS | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Peritonitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Ulceration of Intes | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | 1 | .. | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
37 | 39 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 76 | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6 | l | Small Pox | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 7 | Measles | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
4 | 4 | Scarlatina | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hepatitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Croup | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | Liver Disease | 7 | .. | 2 | 4 | l | .. |
5 | 8 | Hooping Cough | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 8 | Typhus & Typhoid | 15 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 7 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | |
l | 1 | Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pyœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | Disease of Bladder | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Nephria | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. |
1 | .. | Carbuncle | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | . . | 1 | .. | Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 3 | Diarrhoea | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | Kidney Disease,&c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
7 | 3 | Cholera | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 6. Genera. Organs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Rheumatism | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 2 | .. | . | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
l | 1 | Syphilis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Spine Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Bone Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8. Skin, &c | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | rhlegmon&Abscess | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 3. Dietic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Skin Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | .. | Want of Br. Milk.. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .... |
.. | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | Premature Birth | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | 4. Parasitic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Cyanosis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
•• | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | Other Malformation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
7 | 7 | II. 1. Diathetic | 14 | .. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults . | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Dropsy | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | Childbirth | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 8 |
5 | 4 | Cancer | 9 | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | .. | 5 | 4 | Old Age | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ??? |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 13 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 25 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Mortification | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 13 | Atrophy & Debility | 25 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
28 | 22 | 2. Tubercular | 50 | 18 | 9 | 1 | .. | ||||||||||
l | l | Scrofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 4 | . | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Fract, and contus. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
20 | 17 | Phthisis | 37 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 2 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Burns and Scalds | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
10 | 16 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 26 | 8 | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
2 | 1 | Cephalitis | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 7 | Apoplexy | 9 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | Otherwise | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | Paralysis | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Insanity | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilepsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 4 | Convulsions | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 2 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 8 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 12 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 8 | Heart Disease | 12 | 5 | .. | 3 | 3 |