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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING MARCH 30th, 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 10 under 60 years of age. | At 60 and under 80 years of age. | At years of ages 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. | A.t 60 and under 80 years of age. | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
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181 | 218 | All Causes | 399 | 213 | 52 | 50 | 72 | 12 | 53 | 51 | 3. Respirat. Orgs. | 104 | 55 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 3 |
4 | 4 | Laryngitis | 8 | i | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
34 | 29 | Bronchitis | 63 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 3 | ||||||||||
(Classes.) | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
29 | 47 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 76 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | Pneumonia | 29 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | |
4 | .. | Asthma | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | |||||||||
28 | 37 | II. CONSTITUTE. | 65 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | Lung Diseases, &c. | .. | .. | .. | |||
94 | 107 | III. LOCAL | 201 | 83 | 22 | 36 | 55 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4. Digestive Orgs. | 18 | .. | 5 | 5 | 8 | .. |
IV. DEVELOPMNL. | 47 | 30 | 2 | .. | 8 | 7 | .. | .... | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
28 | 21 | .. | l | Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | |||||||
4 | 6 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Peritonitis. | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. |
Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
.. | .. | Not Specified | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
l | Ileus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | ||||||||||
(Orders.) | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
24 | 41 | I1. Miasmatic Dis. | 65 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 8 | Small Pox | 10 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 5 | Measles | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | |
2 | 5 | Scarlatina | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis. & c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
l | 1 | Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | Hepatitis | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. |
.. | 1 | Quinsey | i | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | Jaundice | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
1 | 3 | Croup | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | Liver Disease | 6 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. |
7 | 14 | Hooping | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 2 | Typhus & Typhoid | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. |
1 | 1 | Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Nephritis | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Pyæmia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nepharia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 2 | Diabetes | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dysentary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease . | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Kidney Disease, & c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .... |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6. Genera. Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ovarian Dropsy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 4 | 2. Enthetic | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7. Orgs.of Locomo. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 4 | Syphilis | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon & Abcess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
4 | .. | 3. Dietic | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Skin Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | .. | Want of Br. Milk | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
1 | .. | Purpura and Scurvy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | 4. Parasitic | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 2 | Thrush | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Other Malformation | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
3 | 3 | II. 1. Diathetic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1, | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 2. Dis. of Adults . | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Gout | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | l | Dropsy | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | Childbirth | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hæmorrahage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 6 | 3. Dis. of Aged | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 |
.. | 2 | Cancer | 5 | .. | .. | i | 3 | .. | 9 | 6 | Old Age | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 9 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | . |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 9 | Atrophy & Debility | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
25 | 34 | 2. Tubercular | 59 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | .. | |||||||||
l | Scrofula | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 9 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
2 | 2 | Tabes Mesenterica | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Fract. and Contus. | i | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
18 | 23 | Phthisis ... | 41 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 8 | Hydrocephalus | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Burns and Scalds | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
25 | 29 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 54 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | i | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | Suffocation | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 4 | Apoplexy | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | l | 1 | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 2 | Paralysis | 10 | 1 | i | 1 | 6 | l | .. | .. | 2. Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Insanity | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3. Suicide | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 2 | Epilepsy | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
10 | 13 | Convulsions | 23 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 6 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | Suffocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 14 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 20 | .. | 4 | 11 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
.. | 2 | Aneurism | 2 | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
6 | 12 | Heart Disease | 18 | .. | 3 | 10 | 5 | .. | .. | .. |