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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 FOUR WEEKS ENDING 29th OCTOBER, 1870.(Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded).

TABLE I.

DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FOUR WEEKS ENDING 29th 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 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 aire.At 60 and under 80 years of age.At 80 years oi age and upwards.
153155All Causes3081763845391028243. Respirat. Orgs.5324592
1Larvnpitis11............
(Classes.)1715Bronchitis3-223......52
11Pleurisy'2...2.........
751176187Pneumonia158'223...
511631...Asthma1.........1...
3324II. CONSTITUTL571911...Lung Diseases. &c.1......1......
4867III. LOCAL115578182845114 Digestive Orps.164273...
22411Gastritis'2l...1......
1812lV, DEVELOPMNL301...21Enteritis32......1...
33V. VIOLENT DTHS651............1Peritonitis1...1.........
1..................Ascites.................
......Not Specified...............1Ulceration of Jntes.1...]1......
__1......Hernia..................
(Orders.)...1Ileus]......1...
11Intussusception21...l......
4947I. 1. Miasmatic Dis967311861......Stricture of Inte..................
l2Small Pox3...12............Fistula..................
1...Measles1..................1Stomach Dis., &c.1......1...
2733Scarlatina6054..................Pancreas Dis., &c.... ..................
2...Diphtheria221..................Hepatitis..................
...1Quinsey11...............2Jaundice2......11
...1Croup11............12Liver Disease3......2l...
1...Hooping Cough11..................Spleen Disease...............
103Typhus & Typhoid135332......35. Urinary Orgs3...111...
1...Erysipelas1.........1.........Nephritis..................
......Pyoemia........................Disease of Bladder...............
......Puerperal Fever...1...............2Nephria2...11......
......Carbuncle...I..................Diabetes...............
......Influenza........................Stone...............
...1Dysentery11..................Prostrate Disease ...................
45Diarrhoea97......11...1Kidney Disease,&c.1.........1
......Cholera........................6. Genera. Organs...............
......Ague........................Ovarian Dropsy...............
21Rheumatism3.........2.........Uterine Diseases..................
1...2. Enthetic11..................7. Orgs.ofLocomo...............
1...Syphilis11..................Spine Diseases...............
......Stricture of Urethra........................Bone Diseases..................
......Hydrophobia..................128. Skill, &c33............
......Glanders........................Phlegmon&Abscess...............
123. Dietic31...2.........1Ulcer11............
......Privation..................11Skin Diseases22............
1...Purpura and Scurvy1......1......63IV. 1. Dis. of Childn.99............
...lAlcoholism.........1......53Premature Birth88............
......4. Parasitic........................Cyanosis..................
......Thrush........................Spina Bifida..................
.........Worms..................1...Other Malformation11............
............Teething..................
69II. 1. Diathetic152...9312...2. Dis. of Adults2...2.........
...Gout1......l............Paramenia..................
11Dropsy21.........12...Childbirth2...2.........
1...Hiemorrhage1......1......343. Dis. of Aged7......124
16Cancer8......53...34old age7......124
2...Noma..................754. Dis. of Nutritn.1212............
12Mortification31...2......75Atrophy & Debility1212............
27152. Tubercular42161610.........
3...Scrotula33............22V. 1. Acci. orNeg.44............
12Tabes Mesenterica33...............1Fract. and Contus.11............
1811Phthisis29...16...............Wounds..................
52Hydrocephalus77...............1Burns and Scalds11............
............Poison..................
1022III. 1. HervousSyst3218...311.........Drowning..................
...4Cephalitis44............2...Suffocation22............
13Apoplexy4......1............Otherwise..................
23Paralysis5......14......12. Homicide11............
......Insanity......1.........1...3. Suicide1...1.........
......Chorea......1.........1...Wouuds1...1.........
......Epilepsy........................Poison..................
410Convulsions1414..................Drowning..................
32Brain Diseases, &e.5......14.........Suffocat.and Hang....................
4552. Organs of Circ.9...1242......Otherwise..................
...1Pericarditis1............1......4. Unclassed..................
1...Aneurism1......1............
34Heart Disease7...1141