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 Noil-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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1658 | 1884 | 1044 | 814 | All Causes | 5,400 | 1,549 | 514 | 35 | 127 | 105 | 2,530 | 152 | 59 | 73 | 526 | 783 | 1,040 | 237 |
(Classes.) | ||||||||||||||||||
286 | 474 | 242 | 154 | I. ZYMOTIC DIS | 1,156 | 461 | 241 | 128 | 67 | 58 | 955 | 63 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 37 | 25 | 2 |
329 | 295 | 183 | 165 | II. Constitutional | 972 | 143 | 64 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 260 | 30 | 20 | 32 | 239 | 241 | 136 | 14 |
773 | 871 | 477 | 379 | III. LOCAL | 2,500 | 493 | 193 | 77 | 40 | 34 | 837 | 54 | 20 | 27 | 203 | 488 | 764 | 107 |
232 | 192 | 120 | 106 | IV. Developmental | 650 | 399 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | 414 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 6 | 104 | 113 |
38 | 52 | 22 | 10 | V. Violent Dsaths | 122 | 53 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Not Specified | .. | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
(Orders.) | ||||||||||||||||||
266 | 463 | 236 | 145 | I. l. Miasmatic Dis. | 1,110 | 431 | 240 | 128 | 67 | 58 | 924 | 63 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 27 | 23 | 2 |
*1 | *1 | .. | .. | Small Pox | *2 | *1 | .. | *1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | . | . | .. | .. | |
65 | 1..39 | 89 | 38 | Measles | 331 | 76 | 110 | 61 | 39 | 25 | 304 | 26 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 28 | 13 | 5 | Scarlatina | 50 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Diphtheria | 27 | .. | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | 3 | 1 | Quinsey | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
11 | 12 | 12 | 1 | Croup | 36 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
54 | 119 | 39 | 26 | Hooping Cough | 238 | 90 | 75 | 36 | 13 | 228 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | Typhus & Typhoid | 39 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | .. |
7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Erysipelas | 18 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 3 | .. |
1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Pyæmia | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Puerperal Fever. | 15 | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 1 | .. | .. | Carbuncle | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | .. | .. | Dysentery | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
77 | 116 | 57 | 41 | Diarrhœa | 291 | 240 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 275 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | 2 |
4 | 1 | .. | 4 | Cholera | 9 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | Rheumatism | 35 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
9 | 6 | 1 | 2.Enthetic | 16 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
8 | 6 | 1 | .. | Syphilis | 15 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
1 | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Urethra | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Hydrophobia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Glanders | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3.Dietic | 20 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | 2 | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Privation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 2 | 4 | Want of Br. Milk | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | 2 | .. | .. | Purpura & Scurvy. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Alcoholism | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | 1 | 9 | 1 | .. |
5 | .. | 1 | 4 | 4.Parasitic | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 | .. | 1 | 4 | Thrush | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Worms | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
98 | 64 | 36 | 49 | II.1.Diathetic | 247 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 94 | 109 | 13 |
4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Gout | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 11 | .. |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Dropsy | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 |
2 | 4 | 1 | .. | Hæmorrhage | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
72 | 44 | 27 | 42 | Cancer | 185 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 82 | 85 | 6 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Noma | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Mortification | 29 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |
231 | 231 | 147 | 116 | 2.Tubercular | 725 | 136 | 64 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 18 | 30 | 221 | 147 | 27 | 1 | |
29 | 26 | 20 | 7 | Scrofula | 82 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
39 | 27 | 22 | 16 | Tabes Mesenterica | 104 | 70 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 96 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
148 | 140 | 78 | 79 | Phthisis | 445 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .. | 15 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 216 | 145 | 27 | 1 |
15 | 38 | 27 | 14 | Hydrocephalus | 94 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
208 | 190 | 105 | 107 | III. l. Nervous System | 610 | 157 | 55 | 10 | 255 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 96 | 186 | 26 | ||
23 | 50 | 26 | 17 | Cephalitis | 116 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 72 | .. |
47 | 45 | 33 | 31 | Apoplexy | 156 | 9 | 4 | .. | .. | 14 | 3 | .. | 2 | 3 | 38 | 85 | 11 | |
43 | 21 | 7 | 14 | Paralysis | 85 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 22 | 50 | 9 | |
8 | 3 | .. | 4 | Insanity | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
.. | 1 | .. | .. | Chorea | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | Epilepsy | 19 | l | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
41 | 45 | 22 | 27 | Convulsions | 135 | 101 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 132 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
39 | 18 | 15 | 11 | Brain Diseases, &c. | 83 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .. | 11 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 4 | |
116 | 102 | 63 | 38 | 2. Organs of Circ. | 319 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 93 | 143 | 13 |
.. | 1 | 2 | 1 | Pericarditis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Aneurism | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. |
112 | 97 | 60 | 36 | Heart Disease | 305 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 88 | 189 | 13 |
* Varicella.