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Islington 1870

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]

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Table: TABLE I.DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FIVE WEEKS ENDING 1st OCTOBER, 1870.(Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded).

TABLE I.

DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FIVE WEEKS ENDING 1st OCTOBER, 1870.(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 80years of age.At 80 years of age and upwards.West 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 8o years of age.At 80 years of age and upwards.
170158All Causes3281914640411014133. Respirat. Orgs.2717226...
1Laryngitis11............
(Classes.)119Bronchitis2011...26...
......Pleurisy...............
6652I. ZYMOTIC DIS118971154133Pneumonia65......1...
3430II. CONSTITUTE642619154......Asthma..................
......Lung Diseases, &c...................
4757III. LOCAL104441119282894- Digestive Orgs.176...75...
1617IY. DEVELOPMNL33201...571...Gastritis11.........
1...Enteritis11............
72V. VIOLENT DTHS9441............Peritonitis.....................
.........Ascitea..................
......Not Specified.....................Ulceration of Intes...................
.........Hernia..................
(Orders.)......1Ileus1.........1...
.........Intussusception ,,..................
50I. 1. Miasmatic Sis.112911154111Stricture of Intea21......1...
4...Small Pox4»j2............Fistula..................
61Measles77.........12Stomach Dis., &c.3......3......
2224Scarlatina46442............Pancreas Dis., &c...................
12Diphtgheria33...............1Hepatitis1......1......
......Quinsey..................1Jaundice11............
...1Croup11............43Liver Disease71...33...
...1Hooping CoughI1...............Spleen Disease..................
126Typhus & Typhoid18754148,5. Urinary Orgs.61...22...
......Erysipelas...............1...Nephritis11......I......
......Pyoemia.....................Disease of Bladder..................
...2Puerperal Fever2...............1...Nephria1......1...
......Carbuncle...............1...Diabetes1......1......
......Influencza..................1Stone1.........1...
...1Dysentery11...............Prostrate Disease..................
1712Diarrhoea2925...12111Kidney Disease,&c.21............
......Cholera........................6. Genera. Organs..................
......Ague........................Ovarian Dropsy..................
......Rheumatism........................Uterine Diseases..................
1...2. Enthetic11..................7. Orgs.ofLocomo..................
1...Syphilis11..................Spine Diseases..................
......Stricture of Urethra........................Bone Diseases..................
......Hydrophobia..................118. Skin, &c21......1...
......Glanders........................Phlegmon&Abscess..................
313. Dietic44............1...Ulcer1.........1...
......Privation.....................1Skin Diseases11............
31Want of Br. Milk44..................
......Purpura and Scurvy..................51IV. 1. Dis. of Childn.66.........
......Alcoholism..................51Premature Birth66......
...14. Parasitic11..................Cyanosis...............
...lThrush11..................Spina Bifida..................
......Worms........................Other Malformation............
......Teething..................
83II. 1. Diathetic ••••11I253...1...2. Dis. of Adults .1...1.........
21Gout3......3............Paramenia..................
...Dropsy..................1...Childbirth1...1.........
......Hemorrhage..................663. Dis. of Aged12.........57
31Cancer4...21l...66Old Age12.........5...
......Noma..................4104. Dis. of Nutritn.1414............
31Mortification41...12...410Atrophy & Debility1414............
26272. Tubercular532517101...—
2...Scrofula22............42V. 1. Acci.orNeg.6321v...
33Tabes Mesenterica6............1Fract. an d Contus.3111......
1819Phthisis37917101.........Wounds...............
35Hydrocephalus88...............Burns and Scalds...............
......Poison............
1321III. 1. NervousSyst34185371......Drowning211......
26Cephalitis662............lsuffocation1I.........
33Apoplexy62112.........Otherwise...............
32Paralysis5...11211...2. Homicide11.........
2...Insanity2...1...1...2...3. Suicide2...2......
......Chorea..................1...Woundsl...1......
......Epilepsy..................1...Poison1...1......
3...Convyusions1010...............Drowning...............
...3Brain Diseases, &c.3......12.........Suffocat. and Hang................
7112. Organs of Circ1823571......Otherwise...............
......Pericarditis........................4. Unclassed...............
......Aneurism...............
711Heart Disease1823571