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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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 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. |
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1599 | 1739 | 1051 | 770 | All Causes | 5,159 | 1,510 | 457 | 159 | 96 | 67 | 2,289 | 107 | 58 | 74 | 555 | 791 | 1,050 | 235 |
228 | 322 | 190 | 132 | (Classes.) I. ZYMOTIC DIS. | 872 | 405 | 147 | 68 | 47 | 27 | 694 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 53 | 38 | 20 | 1 |
335 | 331 | 180 | 170 | II. Constitutional. | 1,016 | 192 | 69 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 303 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 262 | 236 | 138 | 10 |
763 | 828 | 496 | 355 | III. LOCAL | 2,442 | 478 | 216 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 822 | 38 | 21 | 34 | 217 | 480 | 725 | 105 |
244 | 210 | 154 | 94 | IV. Developmental. | 702 | 392 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | 413 | 1 | .. | .. | 13 | 9 | 149 | 117 |
29 | 48 | 31 | 19 | V. Violent Deaths | 127 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 18 | 2 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Not Specified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
213 | 301 | 180 | 124 | (Orders.) I. 1. Miasmatic Dis. | 818 | 368 | 147 | 68 | 47 | 27 | 657 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 17 | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 29 | 9 | Measles | 64 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 61 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | Scarlatina | 25 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
17 | 7 | 16 | 14 | Diphtheria | 54 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 10 | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | ..1.. | Quinsey | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | Group | 47 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
51 | 84 | 42 | 28 | Hooping Cough | 205 | 90 | 53 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 196 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 17 | 12 | 12 | Typhus & Typhoid | 48 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 1 | .. |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Erysipelas | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Pyoemia | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Puerperal Fever | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Carbuncle | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ...... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 1 | .. | Dysentery | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
84 | 126 | 59 | 38 | Diarrhœa | 307 | 240 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 291 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | .. |
8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Cholera | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Rheumatism | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | |
6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | Sypbilis | 22 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | 1 | Stricture of Urethra | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | 1 | .. | .. | Hydrophobia | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3. Dietic | 21 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 2 | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 4 | 2 | 1 | Want of Br. Milk . | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | .. | 1 | Purpura & Scurvy | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Alcoholism | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 2 | .. |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4. Parasitic | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Thrush | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..•<.. | .. | .. |
87 | 62 | 40 | 55 | II. 1. Diathetic | 244 | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 5 | 1 | 22 | 89 | 107 | 9 | |
2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Gout | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 1 |
7 | 3 | 5 | Dropsy | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Haemorrhage | 26 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 7 | 11 | .. |
48 | 41 | 27 | 40 | Cancer | 156 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 13 | 68 | 70 | 4 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Noma | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | Mortification | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
248 | 269 | 140 | 115 | 2. Tubercular | 772 | 183 | 68 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 292 | 14 | 1 6 | 31 | 240 | 147 | 31 | 1 |
'21 | 35 | 28 | 6 | Scrofula | 90 | 49 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | |
47 | 31 | 18 | 15 | Tabes Mesenterica. | 111 | 79 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 105 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
162 | 164 | 80 | 77 | Phthisis | 483 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 233 | 147 | 29 | 1 | |
18 | 39 | 14 | 17 | Hydrocephalus | 88 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
185 | 167 | 113 | 89 | III. 1. Nervous System | 554 | 150 | 61 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 248 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 86 | 147 | 17 |
22 | 39 | 18 | 16 | Cephalitis | 95 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | l | .. | |
35 | 40 | 31 | 21 | Apoplexy | 127 | 8 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | 16 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 35 | 59 | 11 |
52 | 14 | 20 | 12 | Paralysis | 98 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 26 | 61 | 1 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Insanity | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Epilepsy | 18 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .. |
38 | 50 | 32 | 21 | Convulsions | 141 | 99 | 26 | 8 | 3 | .. | 136 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. |
27 | 18 | 8 | 14 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 67 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .. | 10 | 14 | 18 | 4 | |
127 | 90 | 34 | 52 | 303 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 88 | 130 | 17 | ||
1 | .. | 1 | Pericarditis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | .. | 1 | 1 | Aneurism | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
124 | 89 | 33 | 50 | Heart Disease | 296 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 86 | 180 | 17 |