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 MAY 25th, 1867. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded).
West S.D. | East S..D. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 20 years ofage. | At 20 and under 40years of age. | At 40 and under 60 years 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 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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102 | 126 | All Causes | 228 | 127 | 36 | 21 | 37 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 3. Resnirat. Orgs | 44 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
1 | 1 | Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
13 | 10 | Bronchitis | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
(Classes) | .. | .. | Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
10 | 24 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 34 | 33 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 12 | Pneumonia | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. |
17 | 30 | II. CONSTITUTL | 47 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | Asthma | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Lung Diseases, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
52 | 55 | III. LOCAL | 107 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4. Digestive Orgs | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | l | .. |
.. | .. | Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
17 | 14 | IV. DEVELOPMNL | 31 | 24 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 3 | V. VIOLENT DTHS. | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | Peritonitis | 2 | I | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | Ascites | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulceration of Intes. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
_ | Hernia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
(orders) | .. | 1 | Ileus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Intussusception | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
7 | 20 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 27 | 26 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intest. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 5 | Small Pox | 5 | 61 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 5 | Scarlatina | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis., &c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 4 | 1 Diphtheria | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Hepatitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Quinsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Jaundice | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | Croup | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | Liver Disease | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. |
1 | 3 | Hooping Cough | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spleen Disease.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | Typhus Typhoid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 5. Urinary Orgs. | 5 | .. | 3 | l | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Nephritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Disease of Bladder | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Puerperal Fever . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | Nephara | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Diabetes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Stone | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Dyventery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Prostrate Disease . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | l | Kidney Disease,&c. | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6. Genera. Organs | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | Ovarian Dropsy .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
.. | .. | Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Uterine Diseases.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | 2. Enthetic | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7. Orgs, of Locomo. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | 1 | Syphitis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Spiue Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Bone Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8. Skin, &c | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon & Abscess | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | 3. Dietic | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
2 | 22 | Want of Br. Milk. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | 1 | Purpura and Scurvy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
.. | .. | Alcoholism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | IV. 1. Dis. of Childn. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 4. Parasitic | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | Premature Birth | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Thrush | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cyanosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 1 | Other Malformation | i | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
1 | Teething | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
.. | 1 | 11. 1. Diathetic | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2. Dis. of Adults . | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Gout | .. 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | Childbirth | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Hæmorrhage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 3. Dis. of Aged .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | Old Age | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | |
.. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | 4. Dis. of Nutritn. | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Mortification | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 7 | Atrophy & Debility | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
17 | 29 | 2. Tubercular | 46 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
1 | .. | Scrufula | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||
.. | 2 | Tabes Measenterica | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | V. 1. Acci. or Neg. | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
12 | Phthisis | 32 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | Fract. and Contus. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | |
7 | Hydrocephalus | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Burns and Scalds.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||
1 | Poison | 1 | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
20 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 32. | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
l | .. | Cephalitis | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
5 | 2 | Apoplexy | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | Otherwise | 1 | 1 | ||||||
5 | 2 | Paralysis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
1 | .. | Insanity | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3. Suicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | Epilipsy | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 4 | 1 Convulsions | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 4 | Brain diseases, &c | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Sutfocat. and Hang. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 8 | 1 2. Organs of Circ. | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | Pericarditis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed. | ||||||
.. | 1 | Aneurism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
4 | Heart Disease | 11 | l | l | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | .. |