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 to 5 | Over 5 | Under | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | Under | 1 to 5 | Over 5 | ||||||
Eczema | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 |
Pemphigus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
n Mines and Quarries | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
In Vehicular Traffic | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 16 |
On Railways | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
On Ships, Boats, &c. (not drowning) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
In Building Operations | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
By Machinery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
By Weapons and Implements | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Burns and Scalds | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Surgical Narcosis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | ||
Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | 7 | 24 | |
,, Otherwise | 3 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Falls not specified | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | .. | 1 | 9 | 10 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Otherwise, not stated | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Homicide | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 |
By Poison | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 20 |
By Asphyxia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
By Hanging and Strangulation | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
By Drowning | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
By Shooting | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
By Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
By Precipitation from Elevated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
By Crushing | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
By other and unspecified methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ill-defined and unspecified causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Males | 175 | 82 | 545 | 802 | 117 | 79 | 427 | 623 | 87 | 55 | 331 | 473 | 155 | 59 | 442 | 656 | 2554 |
Females | 144 | 77 | 617 | 838 | 104 | 92 | 405 | 601 | 79 | 51 | 336 | 466 | 135 | 50 | 435 | 620 | 2525 |
TOTAL DEATHS | 319 | 159 | 1162 | 1640 | 221 | 171 | 832 | 1224 | 166 | 106 | 667 | 939 | 290 | 109 | 877 | 1276 | 5079 |
Notes.—1. Population of Census, 1901 = 334,991 =
159.290 Males
175,701 Females.
2. Average number of persons in each house at Census, 1901 = 8-6.
3. Area of Parish in acres = 3,091'5.
4. Average number of Persons living on each acre at Census, 1901 = 108.