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 FEBRUARY 24th, 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 50 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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150 | | 146 | 296 | 160 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 3. Respirat. Orgs | 48 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | |
4 | 2 | Laryngitis | 6 | 4 | .. | 1 | l | .. | |||||||||
12 | 13 | Bronchitis | 25 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
44 | 31 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 75 | 62 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .. | 9 | 5 | Pneumonia | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 |
31 | 28 | II. CONSTITUTL | 59 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 7 | .. | 2 | 1 | Asthma | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | . . | Lung Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
60 | 69 | III. LOCAL | 129 | 56 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. |
13 | 14 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 27 | 16 | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
2 | 4 | V. VIOLENTDTHS. | 6 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | Peritonitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Net specified | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | l | Ascites | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | l | Hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | |||||||||
(Orders.) | 2 | .. | Ileus | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 1 | Intussusception | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |||||||||
41 | 27 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 68 | 57 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Small pox | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 5 | Measles | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | l | Stomach Dis., &c | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 8 | Scarlatina | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | |
3 | .. | Diphtheria | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Hepatitis | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 1 Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | Croup | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | Liver Disease | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
14 | 1 | Hooping Cough | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 5 | Typhus & Typhoid | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5. Urinary Orgs | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 2 | Ervsipclas | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pyaemia | .. | 1 .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Discate of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Carbuncle | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | Stone | ,, | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | |||
1 | .. | Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Kidney Disease,&c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | Cholera | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 6. Genera. Organs | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Overian Drophy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Rheumation | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 2. Enthetic | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7. Orgs of Locomo | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon & Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | 3. Dietic | 5 | 3 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | l | Want of Br. Milk | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | |||||||||||||
.. | 2 | Alcoholism | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 4. Parasitic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Thrush | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Cyanosis | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Other Malformatiorn | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
6 | 5 | II. 1. Diathetic | 11 | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dropsy | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hemorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Dis of Aged | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | |
5 | 5 | Cancer | 10 | .. | 1 | l | .. | 7 | 4 | Old Age | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Mortification | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 6 | Atrophy & Debility | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
25 | 23 | 2. Tubercular | 48 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 1 | .. | 5 | 6 | |||||||
.. | 1 | Scrotula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | |||||
.. | I 4 | Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
18 | 14 | hthsis | 32 | 5 | 17 | 9 | l | .. | .. | .. | Fract. and Contua. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 4 | Hydroce | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Burns and Scalds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
19 | 24 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 43 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | downing | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Suffocation | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 4 | Apoplexy | 9 | l | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 4 | Paralysis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3. Suicide | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Epilepsay | 2 | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 8 | Convulsions | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 5 | Brain Diseases. &c | 8 | 2 | 3 | l | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
6 | 15 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 21 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Aneurism | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
6 | 14 | Heart Disease | 20 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | .. |