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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Table B.—
CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1st Quarter. | Total. | 2nd Quarter- | Total. | 3rd Quarter. | Total. | 4th Quarter | Total | Total for Year | ||||||||
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Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under 1 | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | ||||||
Dentition | 5 | 2 | .. | 7 | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 19 |
Rickets | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
Old Age, Senile Decay | .. | .. | 79 | 79 | .. | .. | 49 | 49 | .. | .. | 36 | 36 | .. | .. | 45 | 45 | 209 |
Convulsions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 2 | .. | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 | 22 |
Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 26 |
Encephalitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Apoplexy | .. | .. | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | 50 |
Softening of Brain | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Hemiplegia | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | 12 | 12 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | 36 |
General Paralysis of Insane | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 19 |
Other forms of Insanity | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 19 |
Chorea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cerebral Tumour | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Epilepsy | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 22 |
Laryngismus Stridulus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Locomotor Ataxy | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Paraplegia | .. | .. | 21 | 21 | .. | .. | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | 18 | 18 | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | 68 |
.. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 14 | |
Otitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Disease of Nose, Epistaxis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Disease of Eye | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pericarditis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Endocarditis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Hypertrophy of Heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Angina Pectoris | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Aneurism | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Senile Gangrene | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 24 |
Embolism, Thrombosis | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | 28 |
Phlebitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Varicose Veins | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 171 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 159 | 3 | 1 | 123 | 127 | 2 | .. | 157 | 159 | 616 | |
Laryngitis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Croup | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Acute Bronchitis | 43 | 21 | 38 | 102 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 198 |
Chronic Bronchitis | .. | .. | 152 | 152 | .. | .. | 58 | 58 | .. | .. | 20 | 20 | .. | 1 | 75 | 76 | 306 |
Lobar Pneumonia | .. | 1 | 17 | 18 | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 40 |
Lobular Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 9 | 5 | .30 | 32 |
Pneumonia | 74 | 50 | 94 | 218 | 23 | 34 | 55 | 112 | 18 | 14 | 44 | 76 | 20 | 15 | 44 | 79 | 485 |
Emphysema, Asthma | .. | .. | 15 | 15 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 24 |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | 8 | 9 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
.. | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diseases of Pharynx | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Diseases of Œsophagus | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 1 | .. | 7 | 8 | 25 |
Other Diseases of Stomach | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 | 26 |
Enteritis | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | .. | 3 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 76 |
Appendicitis | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 19 |
Obstruction of Intestine | .. | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | .. | 4 | 9 | 1 | .. | 5 | 6 | 1 | .. | 7 | 8 | 33 |
Other Diseases of Intestine | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | .. | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 | .. | .. | 14 | 14 | 52 |
Other Diseases of Liver | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 17 |
Peritonitis | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 10 |
.. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
.. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
Acute Nephritis | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 17 |
Bright's Disease | .. | .. | 19 | 19 | .. | .. | 28 | 28 | .. | .. | 20 | 20 | .. | .. | 23 | 23 | 90 |
Calculus | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Diseases of Bladder and Prostate | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 18 |
.. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Diseases of Testis and Penis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diseases of Ovaries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Diseases of Uterus and Appendages | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Dis. of Vagina and External Genitals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diseases of Breast | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Abortion, Miscarriage | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Puerperal Mania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Placenta Praevia, Flooding | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Puerperal Thrombosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
.. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
Ulcer, Bedsore | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |