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, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Deaths in Institutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5. | Over 5. | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. | |||||||
Puerperal Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 11 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | |
Eczema | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Pemphigus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
Accidents and Negligence. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
6 | In Vehicular Traffic | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
On Railways | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | |
On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
In Building Operations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | . | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | |
By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
7 | Burns and Scalds | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 16 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Surgical Narcosis | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 23 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 24 | |
„ Ohterwise | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
6 | Falls not specified | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 6 | l5 | 22 | 37 |
Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
1 | Otherwise, not stated | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Homicide | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | |
Suicide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | By poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 8 | .. | 8 | |
By Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | |
By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
By other and unspecified Method | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Sudden Death, cause not ascer- tainned | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Males | 534 | 275 | 54 | 29 | 37 | 50 | 165 | 214 | 286 | 342 | 353 | 166 | 49 | 809 | 1745 | 227 | 257 | 243 | 335 | 437 | 480 | 375 | .. | .. | 2334 | |
Females | 462 | 270 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 145 | 184 | 206 | 317 | 377 | 297 | 108 | 732 | 1793 | 255 | 302 | 237 | 309 | 379 | 469 | 574 | .. | .. | 2313 | |
713 | TOTAL DEATHS | 996 | 545 | 101 | 61 | 69 | 98 | 310 | 398 | 492 | 659 | 730 | 463 | 157 | 1541 | 3538 | 482 | 559 | 480 | 644 | 816 | 949 | 1149 | 2554 | 2323 | 3079 |
* Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis. † Chicken Pox.
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