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Islington 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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TABLE VIII
DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING FIFTY-TWO WEEKS ENDINHG 31st DECEMBER, 1881.
(Deaths of Non- Residents in Hospitals excluded.)
| West S.D. | East S.D. | Causes of death. | At all Ages. | Under 1 year | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 4 years | Under 5 years. | 5 years | 10 years | 15 years. | 20 years | 40 years | 60 years | At 80 years of age and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2058 | 3058 | All Causes | 5116 | 1400 | 480 | 218 | 117 | 94 | 2309 | 14 | 59 | 82 | 645 | 742 | 913 | 21 |
| (Classes.) | ||||||||||||||||
| 432 | 615 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 1047 | 360 | 192 | 94 | 63 | 44 | 753 | 77 | 18 | 19 | 102 | 47 | 21 | 6 |
| 432 | 611 | II. CONSTITUTL. | 1043 | 156 | 76 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 291 | 23 | 19 | 36 | 295 | 245 | 123 | 11 |
| 941 | 1453 | III. LOCAL | 2394 | 522 | 202 | 81 | 40 | 35 | 880 | 47 | 21 | 25 | 208 | 436 | 663 | 114 |
| 200 | 321 | IV. DEVELOPMNL | 521 | 319 | 3 | 2 | .. | ... | 324 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 3 | 93 | 86 |
| 53 | 58 | V. VIOLENT DTHS | 111 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| ... | ... | Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| (Orders.) | ||||||||||||||||
| 404 | 574 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 978 | 317 | 187 | 93 | 63 | 44 | 704 | 75 | 18 | 19 | 93 | 39 | 24 | 6 |
| 22 | 44 | Small Pox | 66 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2 | l | 19 | 7 | 3 | ... |
| 54 | 107 | Measles | 161 | 38 | 61 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 151 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 57 | 59 | Scarlatina | 116 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 78 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 17 | 25 | Diphtheria | 42 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 | 1 | Quinsey | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 15 | 21 | Croup | 36 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 72 | 100 | Whooping Cough | 172 | 60 | 60 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 161 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...4. |
| 32 | 47 | Typhus & Typhoid | 79 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 12 | 3 | . |
| 5 | 12 | Erysipelas | 17 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | .. | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 6 | Pyæmia | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | 11 | Puerperal Fever | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Carbuncle | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| ... | 1 | Influenza | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| ... | ... | Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 101 | 115 | Diarrhœa | 216 | 177 | 20 | 2 | 2 | ... | 201 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | ... | Cholera | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| ... | ... | Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 10 | 24 | Rheumatism | 34 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | 22 | 2. Enthetic | 33 | 22 | 4 | 1 | ..... | ... | 27 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| ... | 20 | Syphilis | 30 | 22 | 4 | ... | ... | 27 | J | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 | 2 | Stricture of Urethra | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 1 | ... | Hydrophobia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... |
| ... | ... | Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 13 | 13 | 3. Dietic | 26 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| ... | ... | Privation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 7 | 4 | Want of Br. Milk | 11 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2 | 1 | Purpura and Scurvy | 3 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| 4 | 8 | Alcoholism | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... |
| 4 | 6 | 4. Parasitic | 10 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4 | 6 | Thrush | 10 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | Worms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 83 | 138 | II.1. Diathetic | 221 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 81 | 96 | 10 | |||
| 3 | 15 | Gout | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 10 | Dropsy | 15 | ... | l | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Hæmorrhage | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 60 | 91 | Cancer | 151 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 01 | 72 | 5 | ||||||
| ... | ... | Cancrum Oris(Noma) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 12 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 349349 | 473 | 3. Tubercular | 822 | 115 | 73 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 276 | 23 | 18 | 35 | 278 | 164 | 27 | i |
| 43 | 43 | Scrofula | 86 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 40 | 57 | Tabes Mesenterica | 97 | 63 | 15 | 9 | l | |||||||||
| 213 | 312 | Phthisis | 525 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 270 | 162 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 53 | 61 | Hydrocephalus | 114 | 40 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 103 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 258 | 438 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 696 | 196 | 55 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 304 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 84 | 201 | 32 |
| 55 | 86 | Cephalitis | 141 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 105 | l5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ... | |
| 52 | 70 | Apoplexy | 122 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | 8 | 30 | 73 | 9 |
| 36 | 90 | Paralysis | 126 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 5 | 19 | 84 | 17 | |
| 1 | 11 | Insanity | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| ... | 2 | Cholera | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 8 | 15 | Epilepsy | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | 7 | ... |
| 80 | 112 | Convulsions | 192 | 141 | 30 | 13 | 2 | ... | 186 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 26 | 52 | Brain Diseases, & c. | 78 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 3 |
| 101 | 157 | 2.Organs of Circ. | 258 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 95 | 84 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Pericarditis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | i | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| 1 | 4 | Anueuris | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| 97 | 149 | Heart Disease | 246 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 90 | 82 | 11 |