Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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
Upper Holloway. | Islington, South-West. | Islington, South-East. | Highbury. | Causes of Death. | At all Ages. | Under 1 yc«kr. | 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. |
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1745 | 1714 | 1014 | 850 | All Causes | 5,323 | 1,387 | 525 | 240 | 127 | 98 | 2,377 | 177 | 59 | 73 | 540 | 817 | 1,020 | 260 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | (Classes.) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
445 | 329 | 174 | 192 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 1,140 | 369 | 228 | 120 | 85 | 66 | 868 | 99 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 36 | 35 | 3 |
295 | 275 | 200 | 145 | II. Constitutional | 915 | 125 | 62 | 31 | 6 | .. | 230 | 18 | 14 | 30 | 234 | 267 | 109 | 13 |
803 | 852 | 505 | 421 | III. LOCAL | 2,581 | 504 | 207 | 86 | 34 | 25 | 856 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 216 | 499 | 762 | 134 |
176 | 213 | 119 | 77 | IV. Developmental | 585 | 343 | 23 | 1 | .. | 1 | 368 | 3 | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | 95 | 110 |
26 | 45 | 16 | 15 | V. Violent Deaths | 102 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .. | 55 | 5 | .. | 1 | 8 | 14 | 19 | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | (Orders.) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
429 | 310 | 161 | 187 | I. 1. Miasmatic Dis | 1,087 | 335 | 227 | 119 | 84 | 64 | 829 | 98 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 32 | 30 | 3 |
18 | 4 | 11 | 5 | Small fox | 38 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .. | 15 | 2 | .. | 2 | 14 | 3 | .. | ||
113 | 82 | 38 | 56 | Measles | 289 | 51 | 104 | 61 | 25 | 18 | 259 | 29 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 16 | 5 | 4 | Scarlatina | 29 | 3 | (i | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 4 | i | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
98 | 13 | 4 | 23 | Diphtheria | 138 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 91 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | .. | 2 | Quinsey | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
21 | 17 | 7 | 11 | Croup | 56 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
74 | 70 | 28 | 28 | Hooping Cough | 200 | 81 | 63 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 194 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 23 | 16 | 12 | T\phus & Typhoid | 55 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 10 | <> | V | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | .. |
11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Erysipelas | 22 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 8 | .. |
2 | .. | 1 | .. | Pyoemia | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
4 | 8 | .. | 4 | Puerperal Fever | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | .. | .. | Carbuncle | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | i | .. | .. | Dysentery | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
65 | 61 | 36 | 29 | Diarrhoea | 191 | 149 | 18 | .. | 2 | 1 | 172 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 12 | .. |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Cholera | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | Rheumatism | 35 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 2 | .. |
11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2. Entlietic | 29 | 22 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | S \ phi lis | 24 | 22 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 1 | .. | .. | Stiicture of Urethra | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
2 | .. | .. | 1 | Hydrophobia | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3. Dietic | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | .. |
.. | .. | 1 | .. | Privation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
.. | .. | 3 | .. | Want of Rr. Milk | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | .. | .. | Purpura & Scurvy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | 3 | i | Alcoholism | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4. Parasitic | 11 | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Thrush | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 1 | .. | Worms | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
71 | 55 | 43 | 40 | II. i Diathetic | 209 | 12 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 2 | .. | 1 | 15 | 81 | 85 | 1 2 |
3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Gout | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 8 | 1 |
5 | 3 | 1 | Dropsy | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | |
3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | .. | 22 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | r> | 2 | .. |
46 | 28 | 29 | 31 | Cancer | 134 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 59 | 62 | (i |
.. | 1 | .. | 1 | Noma | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Mortification | 27 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
224 | 220 | 157 | 105 | 2. Tubercular | 706 | 113 | 62 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 217 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 219 | 186 | 24 | 1 |
26 | 16 | 22 | 2 | Scrofula | 66 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | |
32 | 18 | 11 | 11 | Tabes Mesenterica | 72 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 64 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. |
141 | 148 | 108 | 73 | Phthisis | 470 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | 20 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 2T> | 183 | 21 | 1 |
25 | 38 | 16 | 19 | Hydrocephalus | 98 | 28 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
210 | 195 | 111 | 94 | III. i. Nervous System | 610 | 179 | 44 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 266 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 91 | 168 | 36 |
12 | 19 | 12 | 13 | Cephalitis | 56 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
39 | 34 | 23 | 14 | Apoplexy | 110 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 33 | 63 | 11 |
65 | 20 | 21 | 13 | Paralysis | 109 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 56 | IS |
7 | 1 | .. | 3 | Insanity | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .. |
1 | .. | .. | .. | Chorea | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Epilepsy | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
43 | 69 | 29 | 26 | Convulsions | 167 | 132 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 165 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
47 | 48 | 25 | 21 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 141 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 6 | |
100 | 102 | 58 | 77 | 2. Organs of Circ | 337 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 104 | 138 | 25 |
1 | 1 | 2 | .. | Pericarditis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Aneurism | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. |
98 | 99 | 55 | 76 | Heart Disease | 328 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 103 | 135 | 25 |