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 VI.
Showing the deaths since 1881 from the several diseases specified, before and after five years of age, and the total
number of deaths, with death rate per 1,000.
— | Population in the middle of the year. | - | Deaths from the principal diseases of a Zymotic nature.* | Deaths from Tubercular Diseases. | Deaths from Diseases of the Respiratory Organs. | Deaths from Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diseases of the Digestive Organs. | Deaths from Violence. | Total Deaths. | Death Rata per 1,000. | ||||||
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Total. | Total. | Total. | Total. | Total. | Total. | |||||||||||
1881 | 283,721 | before 5 years | 457 | 636 | 276 | 825 | 491 | 1,025 | 201 | 216 | 67 | 247 | 61 | 111 | 5,116 | 18.0 |
after 5 ,, | 179 | 549 | 534 | 15 | 180 | 50 | ||||||||||
1882 | 287,191 | before 5 years | 580 | 739 | 236 | 753 | 5301 | 1,146 | 1371 | 149 | 53 | 248 | 65 | 126 | 5,264 | 18.3 |
after 5 ,, | 159 | 517 | 616 | 12 | 195 | 61 | ||||||||||
1883 | 290,711 | before 5 years | 385 | 536 | 269 | 836 | 522 | 1,088 | 149 | 162 | 45 | 227 | 53 | 104 | 5,140 | 17.6 |
after 5 ,, | 151 | 567 | 566 | 13 | 182 | 51 | ||||||||||
1884 | 294,267 | before 5 years | 502 | 683 | 313 | 835 | 465 | 978 | 247 | 266 | 43 | 274 | 71 | 129 | 5,229 | 17.7 |
after 5 „ | 181 | 522 | 513 | 19 | 231 | 58 | ||||||||||
1885 | 297,867 | before 5 years | 592 | 749 | 217 | 706 | 530 | 1,197 | 172 | 191 | 36 | 268 | 55 | 102 | 5,323 | 17.8 |
after 5 ,, | 157 | 489 | 667 | 19 | 232 | 47 | ||||||||||
1886 | 301,512 | before 5 years | 313 | 396 | 292 | 772 | 495 | 1,201 | 291 | 307 | 49 | 231 | 57 | 127 | 5,159 | 17.1 |
after 5 ,, | 83 | 480 | 706 | 16 | 182 | 70 | ||||||||||
1887 | 305,112 | before 5 years | 593 | 687 | 252 | 725 | 492 | 1,169 | 275 | 291 | 69 | 246 | 64 | 122 | 5,400 | 17.6 |
after 5 „ | 94 | 473 | 677 | 16 | 177 | 58 | ||||||||||
1888 | 308,936 | before 5 years | 411 | 515 | 218 | 671 | 442 | 1,040 | 131 | 146 | 62 | 253 | 54 | 115 | 4,864 | 15.7 |
after 5 „ | 104 | 453 | 598 | 15 | 191 | 61 | ||||||||||
1889 | 312,713 | before 5 years | 326 | 425 | 194 | 702 | 395 | 970 | 157 | 170 | 67 | 250 | 60 | 120 | 4,752 | 15.1 |
after 5 „ | 99 | 508 | 575 | 13 | 183 | 60 | ||||||||||
1890 | 316,543 | before 5 years | 416 | 496 | 260 | 785 | 569 | 1,406 | 154 | 169 | 82 | 250 | 73 | 166 | 5,718 | 18.0 |
after 5 ,, | 80 | 525 | 837 | 15 | 168 | 93 | ||||||||||
1891 | 320,418 | before 5 years | 486 | 587 | 207 | 717 | 624 | 1,476 | 131 | 146 | 82 | 263 | 133 | 5,857 | 18.2 | |
after 5 ,, | 101 | 510 | 852 | 131 15 | 181 | 6568 | ||||||||||
1892 | 324,339 | before 5 years | 378 | 481 | 198 | 677 | 509 | 1,301 | 143 | 156 | 88 | 270 | 71 | 139 | 5,685 | 17.5 |
after 5 ,, | 103 | 479 | 792 | 13 | 182 | 68 ' |
* This includes Small-Pox, Measles, Scarlatina, Typhoid Fever, Diphtheria and Whooping Cough.
N.B. The deaths in above table do not include those of residents occurring in outlying institutions.