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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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TABLE No. V.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN ISLINGTON DURING (Deaths of Non-Residents
| Wegt 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 1 and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2222 | 3042 | All Causes | 5264 | 1403 | 488 | 243 | 132 | 118 | 2384 | 188 | 65 | 89 | 569 | 765 | 987 | 217 |
| (Classes.) | ||||||||||||||||
| 541 | 550 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 1091 | 335 | 214 | 121 | 72 | 72 | 814 | 96 | 21 | 19 | 79 | 39 | 18 | 5 |
| 386 | 591 | II. CONSTITUTL. | 977 | 136 | 60 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 253 | 24 | 20 | 39 | 262 | 238 | 133 | 8 |
| 1011 | 1514 | III. LOCAL | 2525 | 543 | 194 | 93 | 39 | 30 | 899 | 89 | 22 | 30 | 203 | 457 | 751 | 104 |
| 228 | 317 | IV. DEVELOPMNL | 545 | 339 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | 353 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 77 | 100 |
| 56 | 70 | V. VIOLENT DTHS | 126 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 8 | ... |
| ... | ... | Not Specified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| (Orders.) | ||||||||||||||||
| 517 | 522 | I.1. Miasmatic Dis. | 1039 | 304 | 214 | 120 | 72 | 71 | 781 | 96 | 21 | 19 | 72 | 28 | 17 | 5 |
| 4 | 10 | * Small Pox | 14 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| 97 | 56 | Measles | 153 | 27 | 58 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 140 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 69 | 73 | Scarlatina | 142 | 12 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 101 | 30 | 6 | l | 3 | 1 | ... | .. |
| 22 | 32 | Diphtheria | 54 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 15 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Quinsey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 23 | 35 | Croup | 56 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| I71 | 128 | Whooping Cough | 299 | 127 | 83 | 41 | 19 | 16 | 286 | 12 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 33 | 44 | Typhus & Typhoid | 77 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | I | 17 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 8 | ... | ... |
| 3 | 18 | Erysipelas | 21 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Pyœmia | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 6 | 12 | Puerperal Fever | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | l | 15 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 1 | ... | Carbuncle | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ...... | ... |
| ... | Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 1 | 5 | Dysentery | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| 72 | 77 | Diarrhœa | 149 | 109 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | Cholera | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 12 | 26 | Rheumatism | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| 6 | 12 | 2. Enthetic | 18 | 14 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 6 | 12 | Syphilis | 18 | 14 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | G;amders. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 14 | 11 | 3. Dietic | 25 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 10 | 1 | ... |
| l | Privation | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6 | 2 | Want of Br. Milk | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 | 1 | Purpura and Scurvy | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| 6 | 8 | Alcoholism | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 1 | ... |
| 4 | 5 | 4. Parasitic | 9 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 | 5 | Thrush | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1 | Worms | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 81 | 143 | II. 1. Diathetic | 224 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 73 | 96 | 8 |
| Gout | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | ... | ||
| 10 | 6 | Dropsy | 16 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Haemorrhage | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 53 | 104 | Cancer | 157 | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | 59 | 74 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | Cancrum Oris(Noma) | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 22 | Mortification | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | l | 3 | i | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
| 305 | 448 | 2. Tubercular | 753 | 127 | 54 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 236 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 239 | 165 | 37 | ... |
| 31 | 38 | Scrofula | 69 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 46 | Tabes Mesenterica | 75 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 190 | 315 | Phthisis | 505 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 23, | 163 | 37 | ... |
| 55 | 49 | Hydrocephalus | 104 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 88 | 9 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 259 | 38 8 | III. 1. Nervous Syst. | 647 | 198 | 49 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 298 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 90 | 168 | 23 |
| 49 | 66 | Cephalitis | 114 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 83 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | ... |
| 44 | 83 | Apoplexy | 127 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 32 | 71 | 12 |
| 43 | 56 | Paralysis | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 22 | 60 | 7 |
| 5 | Insanity | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ||
| 1 | 3 | Chorea | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| 10 | 9 | Epilepsy | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 6 | ... |
| 86 | 117 | Convulsions | 203 | 157 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 202 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 26 | 51 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 77 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 4 |
| 112 | 212 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 324 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 81 | 165 | 13 |
| 2 | 4 | Pericarditis | 6 | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 6 | Aneurism | 8 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1, | 6 | 2 | ... | |
| 108 | 202 | Heart Disease | 310 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | I | 7 | 3 | 7 | 41' | 74 | 163 | 1 | |
* Including 3 deaths from Varicella.