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 23rd, 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 bO 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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169 | 145 | All Causes | 314 | 163 | 42 | 38 | 62 | 10 | 48 | 35 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 83 | 36 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 2 |
____ | 3 | l | Laryngitis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
30 | 23 | Bronchitis | 53 | 20 | 6 | l8 | 2 | ||||||||||
(Classes.) | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
27 | 36 | I ZYMOTIC DIS. | 63 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | 13 | 9 | Pneumonia | 22 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
1 | 2 | Asthma | 3 | *' | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
23 | 19 | II. CONSTTTUTL. | 42 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | Lung Diseases, &c. | 1 | 1 | ||||
90 | 73 | III. LOCAL | 163 | 71 | 16 | 27 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
.. | .. | Gastritis | |||||||||||||||
13 | IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 35 | 21 | 1 | .. | 7 | 6 | l | 1 | Enteritis | 2 | 2 | |||||
11 | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||
7 | 4 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | .. | .. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
.. | .. | Not Specicied | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | l | Hernia | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | |||||||||
l | 2 | Ileus | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
(Orders.) | .. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
26 | 36 | I.1. Miasmatic Dis. | 62 | 47 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 5 | Small Pox | 7 | 4 | 2 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | Measles | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 7 | Scarlatina | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | l | Croup | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Liver Disease | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
6 | 11 | Hooping Cough | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Spleen Disease | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 4 | Typhus & Typhoid | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | 5 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 7 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. |
.. | 1 | Erysipelas | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | Nephritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Pyæmia | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Nepnna | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | l | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Diabetes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentery | ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | Diarrhœa | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Kidney Disease,&c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6. Genera. Organs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | 1 | Rheumatism | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Uterine Diseases | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 2. Enthetic | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Bone Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 8. Skin, &c | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Phlegmon & Abscess | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 3. Dietic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | Ulcer | l | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Want of Br. Milk | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | Premature Birth .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Cyanosis | l | l | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 1 | Teething | l | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
4 | 1 | II. 1. Diathetic | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2. Dis. of Adults . | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | . • | • • | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | .. | Dropsy | 2 | .. | 1 | i | .. | .. | 1 | Childbirth | i | .. | 1 | .. | . | .. | |
.. | 1 | Hæmorrhage | 1 | .. | l | .. | 10 | 3 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 | ||
2 | .. | Cancer | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | i | .. | 10 | 3 | Old Age | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 6 |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | . |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | Atrophy & Debility | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
19 | 18 | 2. Tubercular | 37 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Scrofula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 8 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
2 | l | Tabes Mesenterica | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | Fract. and Contus. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | l | .. |
14 | 14 | Phthisis | 28 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | Wounds | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 3 | Hydrocephalus | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Burns and Scalds. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | l | .. | ||
.. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
26 | 18 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 44 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4 | 1 | Cephalitis | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Suffocation | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | Apoplexy | 9 | .. | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
3 | 2 | Paralysis | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 2. Homicide | 3 | .. | .. | .. | . | |
.. | .. | Insanity | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Epilepsy | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
9 | 7 | Convulsions | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 1 | Brain Diseases, &c | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 5 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4, Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Aneurism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
4 | 5 | Heart Disease | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. |