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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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING 3rd JULY, 1869. (Deaths of Non.Residents in Hospitals excluded).

TABLE I.

DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FIVE WEEKS ENDING 3rd JULY, 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.Wes S.D.East S.D.Causes of Death.At all Ages.Under 2o 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.
181189All Causes3702083847601726243. Respirat. Orgs.502256161
13Laryngitis431.........
5356(Classes.) I. ZYMOTIC DIS.1099591311711Bronchitis2813...2121
......Pleurisy..................
48Pneumonia126312...
3133II. CONSTITUTL.642214189122Asthma4...13......
12...Lung Diseases, &c.2.........2...
6673III. LOCAL139541393436944. Digestive Orgs133127...
2422IV. DEVELOPMNL.46301258......Gastritis..................
1...Enteritis11............
75V. VIOLENTDTHS12713...11...Peritonitis11............
......Not Specified.....................1Ascitesl.........1...
......Ulceration of Intes..................
1...Hernia1.........1...
(Orders.)...2Ileus2......11...
1...Intussusception .11............
5055I. 1. Miasmatic Dis.105919131......Stricture of Intest..................
...lSmall Pox1...1...............Fistula..................
11Measles22............2...Stomach Dis., &c2.........2...
216Scarlatina1818..................Pancreas Dis., &c..................
......Diphtheria........................Hepatitis..................
......Quinsey........................Jaundice..................
11Croup22............31Liver Disease4...112...
3523Hooping Cough5858..................Spleen Disease..................
43Typhus & Typhoid733......1685. Urinary Orgs.1413451
1...Erysipelas1...1...............Nephritis..................
......Pyœmia.....................lDisease of Bladder1............1
11Puerperal Fever2...2.........26Nephria8...224...
......Carbuncle..................11Disease of Bladder2,11.........
1...Influenza1.........1.........Stone..................
......Dysentery........................Prostrate Disease..................
29Diarrhœa118111...3...Kidney Disease,&c.3......21...
......Cholera........................6. Genera. Organs..................
......Ague........................Ovarian Dropsy..................
2...Rheumatism2...1...1.........Uterine Diseases..................
......2. Enthetic.....................17. Orgs.of Locomo1...1.........
......Syphilis.....................1Spine Diseases1...1.........
......Stricture of Urethra........................Bone Disease..................
......Hydrophobia.....................18. Skin, &c.11............
......Glanders........................Phlegmon & Abscess..................
313. Dietic44..................Ulcer..................
......Privation.....................1Skin Diseases11............
31Want of Br. Milk44...............
......Purpura and Scurvy..................102IV. 1. Dis. of Childn.1212............
......Alcoholism..................81Premature Birth!)9............
......4. Parasitic.....................1Cyanosisl1............
......Thrush........................Spina Bifida..................
......Worms..................2...Other Malformation22............
......Teething..................
911I. 1. Diathetic201...1081112. Dis. of Adults .2...11......
......Gout...........................Paramenia..................
41Dropsy5......31111Childbirth2...11......
......Hæmorrhage..................863. Dis. of Aged14......158
48Cancer12......75...86Old Age14......158
......Noma..................5134. Dis. of Nutritn.1818............
12Mortification31......2...513Atrophv & Debility1818.........
22222. Tubercular44211481
......Scrofula...............7
21Tabes Mesenterica33.........34V. 1. Acci. or Neg. Fract. and Contus.151......1
1617Phthisis331014...1...1Wounds...............1
44Hydrocephalus88...............Burns and Scalds..................
-......Poison..................
1725[II. 1. NervousSyst.4227176l1...Drowning2...............
15Cephalitis66............11Suffocation211.........
...5Apoplexy52......3...11Otherwise22............
44Paralysis82...321212. Homicide32...1......
1...Insanity1...1.........2...3. Suicide2......2......
......Chorea..................1...Wounds1......1......
......Epilepsy........................Poison..................
97Convulsions1616............1...Droning1......1......
24Brain Diseases, &c.61...41.........Suffocat.and Hang...................
8102. Organs of Circ.18......493......Otherwise..................
......Pericarditis........................4. Unclassed..................
......Anuruism........................
810Heart Disease18...2493