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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |