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 JANUARY 26th, 1867. (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 and upwards. |
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156 | 216 | All Causes | 372 | 166 | 44 | 64 | 83 | 15 | 40 | 53 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 93 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 3 |
2 | 4 | Laryngitis | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
31 | 33 | Bronchitis | 64 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 3 | |||||||||
(Classes.) | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
33 | 51 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 84 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 3 | .. | 5 | 10 | Pneumonia | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
2 | 5 | Asthma | 7 | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
22 | 35 | II. CONSTITUTL. | 57 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | Lung Diseases, &c. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
73 | 110 | III. LOCAL | 183 | 56 | 10 | 45 | 64 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 21 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
.. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
23 | 17 | IV DEVELOPMNL. | 40 | 25 | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | 1 | .. | Enteritis | l | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | Peritonitis | 2 | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Hernia | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | l | 1 | |||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | 2 | Ileus | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
27 | 49 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 76 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Iutest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 8 | Small pox | 15 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 5 | Measles | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Stomach Dis., &c. | 2 | .. | 1 | l | .. | |
3 | ] 5 | Scarlatina | 17 | 10 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | Croup | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | Liver Disease | 9 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | .. |
9 | 9 | Hooping Cough | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Spleen Disease | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
5 | 5 | Typhus & Typhoid | 10 | 4 | l | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pyœmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Disease of Bladder | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | 2 | Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | i | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Neparia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Kidney Disease,&c. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6. Genera. Organs | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Rheumatism | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Uterine Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 1 | Syphilis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Bone Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8. Skin, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon & Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | .. | 3. Dietic | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Ulcer | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 | Premature Birth | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | l | 4. Parasitic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Thrash | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Other Malformation | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
5 | 5 | II. 1. Diathetic | 10 | 1 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Childbirth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Haemorrhage | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 3 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 |
3 | 4 | Cancer | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 12 | 3 | Old Age | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | Atrophy & Debility | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
17 | 30 | 2. Tubercular | 47 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Scrofula | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | V. 1. Acci.or Neg. | 7 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 3 | Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Fract. and Contus. | l | .. | l | .. | .. | .. |
13 | 23 | Phthisis | 36 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Hydrocephalus | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Burns and Scalds | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
13 | 29 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 42 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 2 | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 5 | Cebhalitis | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Suffocation | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 12 | Apoplexy | 15 | 1 | .. | 5 | 8 | l | 2 | .. | Otherwise | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Paralysis | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Insanity | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3. Suicide | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | 1 | Epilepsy | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Poison. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. |
3 | 3 | Convulsions | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 4 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | l | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 13 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Pericarditis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 13 | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
6 | 12 | Heart Disease | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | l |