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.
FIFTY-TWO WEEKS ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1887. in Hospitals excluded.)
Upper Holloway. | Islington, South-West. | Islington, South-£ast. | Highbury. | Causes of Deaths. | 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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335 | 446 | 225 | 163 | 3.Respirat.Organs. | 1,169 | 270 | 126 | 54 | 25 | 17 | 492 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 195 | 324 | 55 |
21 | 10 | 10 | Laryngitis | 51 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | |
179 | 291 | 141 | 97 | Bronchitis | 708 | 165 | 68 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 269 | 2 | 2 | .. | 30 | 117 | 242 | 46 |
9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Pleurisy | 21 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
113 | 113 | 63 | 44 | Pneumonia | 333! | 70 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 159 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 60 | 6 | |
8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | Asthma | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 11 | 2 | |
16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | Lung diseases,&c. | 32| | 14 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 6 | .. |
74 | 80 | 55 | 37 | 4.Digestive Organs | 246 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 64 | 60 | 7 |
4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | Gastritis | 19 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. |
11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | Enteritis | 36 | 19 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 24 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. |
6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | Peritoritis | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
2 | .. | 3 | .. | Ascites | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
1 | 1 | 1 | .. | Ulceration of Intest | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Hernia | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. |
7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ileus | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
.. | .. | 1 | .. | Intussusception | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | .. | .. | Stricture of Intests | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | .. | .. | Fistula | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | Stomach Dis., &c. | 36 | 15 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Pancreas Dis.,&c. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Hepatitis | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
3 | 1 | 1 | .. | Jaundice | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
22 | 29 | 14 | 13 | Liver Disease | 78 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 12 | 36 | 25 | 1 |
.. | 2 | 2 | 1 | Spleen Disease | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
27 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 5. Urinary Organs | 106 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 5 |
7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | Nephritis | 21 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | |
3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Disease of Bladder | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 13 | |
10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | Nephria | 42 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Diabetes | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. |
1 | .. | .. | .. | Stone | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
.. | 2 | .. | 1 | Prostate Disease | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. |
4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Kidney Disease,&c. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | .. |
.. | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6.Generatv. Organs | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 4 | .. |
.. | 4 | .. | 1 | Ovarian Dropsy | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. |
.. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Uterine Diseases | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. |
7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7. Orgs. of Locomot. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. |
2 | 3 | .. | .. | Spine Diseases | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | I | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Bone Diseases | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. |
6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8. Skin, &c | 23 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Phlegmon | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 2 | 1 | .. | Ulcer | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | Skin Diseases | 18 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. |
49 | 61 | 26 | 29 | IV.1.Dis.of Children | 165 | 164 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 165 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
35 | 51 | 26 | 27 | Premature Birth | 139 | 139 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 139 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
6 | 2 | .. | 1 | Cyanosis | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 2 | .. | .. | Spina Bifida | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 6 | .. | 1 | Other Malformatn. | 11 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Teething | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2. Disease of Adults | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 5 | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Paramenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | 8 | 3 | Child birth | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 5 | .. | .. | |
99 | 41 | 45 | 33 | 3. Diseases of Aged. | 218 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 104 | 113 |
99 | 41 | 45 | 33 | Old Age | 218 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 104 | 113 |
80 | 82 | 46 | 41 | 4. Dis. of Nutrition | 249 | 235 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 249 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
80 | 82 | 46 | 41 | Atrophy & Debility | 249 | 235 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | 249 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
33 | 43 | 17 | 9 | V.1. Accid or Negce. | 102 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 5 | 5 | l | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |
15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | Fract. & Contusns | 33 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | 10 | 5 | 1 | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | Wounds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | 9 | .. | 1 | Burns and Scalds | 10 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1 | .. | 1 | 1 | Poison | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
1 | 3 | 3 | .. | Drowning | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. |
12 | 16 | 11 | 5 | Suffocation | 44 | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
4 | .. | 1 | .. | Otherwise | 5 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2. Homicide | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |
3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3. Suicide | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .. |
1 | 6 | 1 | .. | Wounds | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. |
.. | 1 | .. | .. | Poison | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | .. | Drowning | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | |
1 | 1 | .. | 1 | Suffocat. & Hang | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
1 | .. | .. | .. | Otherwise ........ | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. | 4. Unclassed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |