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Islington 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Table: TABLE I.DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKSENDING 27thFEBRUARY,1869.(Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded).

TABLE I.

DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKSENDING 27thFEBRUARY,1869.

(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.
180168All Causes3481604775501639303. Respirat. Orgs.6932517132
6...Laryngitis66............
(Classes.)2018Bronchitis381621082
...3Pleurisy3...1...2...
3330I. ZYMOTIC DIS635256.........5Pneumonia139211...
3533II. CONSTITUTE681922197113Asthma4......31...
41Lung Diseases, &c.51...31...
7979III. LOCAL1585615463651044. Digestive Orgs.143362...
2218IV. DEVELOPMNL.4023......7101...Gastritis1......1......
1...Enteritis11............
117V. VIOLENT DTHS.18954......1...Peritonitis1......1......
......Ascites..................
...1Not Specified11..................Ulceration of Intes...................
......Hernia..................
(Orders.)1Ileus11............
IIntussusception ..11
3129I. 1. Miasmatic Dis.605055Stricture of Intest.
......Small Pox........................Fistula..................
33Measles66..................Stomach Dis., &c.1...1.........
56Scarlatina1111..................Pancreas Dis., &c...................
2...Diphtheria22..................Hepatitis..................
...1Quinsey1...1.........1...Jaundice1.........1...
11Croup22............43Liver Disease7...241...
127Hooping Cough1919..................Spleen Disease..................
56Typhus & Typhoid11533......155. Urinary Orgs.6...141...
11Erysipelas211...............Nephritis..................
......Pyœmia.....................1Disease of Bladder1......1......
......Puerperal Fever.....................3Nephria3......21...
......Carbuncle.....................1Diabetes1...1.........
......Influenza........................Stone..................
...1Dysentery11..................Prostrate Disease..................
22Diarrhœa43...1......1...Kidney Disease,&c.1......1......
......Cholera.....................26. Genera. Organs2......11...
......Ague.....................1Ovarian Dropsy1......1......
...1Rheumatism1......1.........1Uterine Diseases1.........1...
...l2. Enthetic11............2...7. Orgs.of Locomo.21......1...
...1Syphilis11..................Spine Diseases..................
......Stricture of Urethra..................2...Bone Diseases21......1...
......Hydrophobia.........................8. Skin, &c..................
......Glanders........................Phlegmon & Abscess..................
2...3. Dietic21...1............Ulcer..................
......Privation........................Skin Diseases..................
1...Want of Br. Milk11............-----————
1...Purpura and Scurvy1......1......63IV. 1. Dis. of Childn.99............
......Alcoholism..................63Premature Birth99............
......4. Parasitic........................Cyanosis..................
......Thrush........................Spina Bifida..................
......Worms........................Other Malformation..................
67II. 1. Diathetic13l...651......Teething..................
......2. Dis. of Adults..................
......Gout........................Paramenia..................
1...Dropsy1......l............Childbirth..................
...1Hæmorrhage11............983. Dis. of Aged .17.........710
56Cancer11......55198Old Age17.........710
......Noma..................774. Dis. of Nutritn.1414............
......Mortification..................77Atrophy & Debility1414............
29262. Tubercular551822132...
......74V. 1. Acci.or Neg.11623......
...2Scrofula22......
...1Tabes Mesenterica1122132...41Fract. and Contus.5...23......
2220Phthisis42522132.........Wounds..................
73Hydrocephalus1010............11Burns and Scalds22............
1724III. 1. NervousSyst.411927112......Poison..................
......Drowning..................
14Cephalitis54...l......12Suffocation33............
37Apoplexy10......46...1...Otherwise11............
25Paralysis7...1...423...2. Homicide33............
...1Insanity1...l.........133. Suicide4...31......
......Chorea.....................1Wounds1......1......
......Epilepsy........................Poison..................
87Convulsions1515...............2Drowning2...2.........
3...Brain Diseases, &c.3......2l.........Suffocat.and Hang...................
10142. Organs of Circ.241411711...Otherwise1...1.........
......Pericarditis........................4. Unclassed..................
...1Aneurism1.........1...
1013Heart Disease2311161