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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RETURN OF CASES OF DISEASE TREATED BY THE MEDICAL OFFICERS DURING THE YEAR (52 WEEKS) ENDING DECEMBER, 31st 1857.
Accidents and Injuries. | Other Diseases. | Chronic aud Local Rheumatism. | Carbuncles and Boils. | Phthisis. | Diseases of Resoiratory Organs. | Total of Zymotic Diseases. | Chicken Pox. 9 months only.) | Noma (Canker.) | Syphilis, (recent and constitutional.) | Erysipelas. | Rhcumatic Fever (including many mild cases.) | Puerperal Fever. | Typhus. | Infantile Fever. | Remittent Fever. | Ague. | Purpura and Scurvy. | Cholera. | Dysentery. | Diarrhoea. | Thrush. | Croup. | Hooping Cough. | Scarlatina. | Measles. | Small Pox | New Cases, | ||
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388 or per cent. 4-11 | 4668 or per cent. 49-49 | 299 or percent. 3.17 | 44 or per cent. 0.46 | 103 or per cent. 1.09 | 1997 or percent. 21.17 | 1933 or percent. 20.49 | 35 or per cent. 0.37 | 5 .. .. .. .. | 70 or percent. 0.74 | 54 or peercent. 0.57 | 99 or per cent. 1 49 | 0 .. .. .. .. | 118 or per cent. 125 | | 27 .. .. .. .. | 2 .. .. .. .. | 9 .. .. .. .. | 2 .. .. .. .. | 2 .. .. .. .. | 6 .. .. .. .. | 1078 or per cent. 11.4 | 10 .. .. .. .. | 6 .. .. .. .. | 189 or per cent. 2.00 | 61 or per cent. 0.64 | 138 or percent 1.46 | 23 or per cent 0.24 | 9432 | Totals. | |
12 or per cent. 1.60 | 380 or per cent. 50.73 | 88 or percent. 507 | 4 or percent. 0.53 | 16 or per cent. 2.13 | 208 or per cent. 27.07 | 91 or per cent. 12.14 | .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | 11 or per cent. 1.46 | 5 or per cent. 0.66 | 20 or percent. 2.67 | .. .. .. .. .. .. | 2 .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1 .. .. .. .. | 44 or per cent. 5.8 7 | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | 5 or per cent 0.66 | .. .. .. .. .. .. | 2 .. .. .. .. | 1 .. .. .. .. | 749 | Workhouse. | |
.. .. .. .. .. .. | 110 percent. 95.65 | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1 .. .. .. .. | 2 .. .. .. .. | 2 .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1 .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1 .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. .. .. | 115 | Infant Poor House. | |
121 or percent. 11.75 | 440 or per cent. 42.75 | 40 or percent. 3.88 | 5 or per cent. 0.48 | 2 or per cent. 0.19 | 134 or percent. 13.02 | 287 or per cent. 27.89 | 13 or per cent. 1.26 | 26 or per cent 2.52 | 13 or percent. 1.26 | 13 or per cent. 1.26 | 15 or percent 1.45 | 11 | 4 | ..1.. | 1 | 123 or per cent 11.95 | 5 | 28 or percent 2.72 | 5 or per cent 0.48 | 26 or per cent 2.52 | 3 or percent 0.29 | 1029 | Northern | Districts. | |||||
39 or per cent. 2.58 | 633 or per cent. 41.94 | 33 or percent. 2.18 | 4 or per cent. 0.26 | 18 or percent. 1.19 | 389 or per cent. 25.77 | 393 or per cent. 26.04 | 10 or per cent. 0.66 | .. .. .. .. | 12 or per cent. 0 79 | 7 or percent. 0.46 | 6 or per cent. 0.39 | 34 or per cent 2.38 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 199 or per cent 13.18 | 1 | 3 | 48 or per cent 3.18 | 18 . or per cent 1.19 | 4 . or per cent 0.26 | 1509 | North Western. | |||||
34 or per cent. 2.68 | 579 or percent. 45.73 | 44 or per cent. 3.47 | 10 or percent. 0.78 | 20 or per cent 1.57 | 306 or perccnt 24.17 | 273 or per cent.. 21.56 | .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1 .. .. .. .. | 3 or per cent. 0.23 | 12 or per cent. 0.94 | 10 or percent. 0.78 | :: :: | 27 or per cent 213 | 1 | 1 | 153 or per cent 12.24 | 22 . or per cent 1.73 | 4 . or per cent 0.31 | 34 . or per cent 2.68 | 3 . or per cent 0.23 | 1266 | South Western. | |||||||
52 or percent. 3.62 | 766 or percent. 53.34 | 62 or percent. 4.31 | 5 or per cent. 0.34 | 12 or per cent:. 0.83 | 2.77 or percent. 10.28 | 262 or per cent. 18.24 | 2 or per cent. 0.13 | 1 .. .. .. .. | 4 or per cent. 0.27 | 7 or per cent. 0.48 | 38 or per cent. 2.64 | 14 or per cent. 0.97 | 2 | 1 | .. .. | 129 or per cent 8'98 | 2 | 26 or per cent 1.81 | 16 . or per cent 1.11 | 17 . or per cent 1.18 | 3 . or per cent 0.20 | 1436 | North Eastern. | ||||||
130 or percent. 3.90 | 1760 or per rent. 12.88 | 82 or per cent. 2.46 | 16 or per cent. 0.48 | 34 or per cent. 1.02 | 681 or per cent. 20.46 | 62 or percent. 18.78 | 10 or per cent. 0.30 | 3 .. .. .. .. | 14 or percent. 0.42 | 10 or per cent. OHO | 12 or per rent 0. 36 | 26 or per cent. 0.78 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 428 or per cent. 12.86 | 4 | 60 . or percent 1.80 ' | 17 . or per cent. 0.51 | 24 .or per cent. 0.72 | 9 or per cent. 0.5i7 | 3328 | South Eastern. |