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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TABLE II.
NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 30 TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1864, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—
Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Hollo way Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 |
Chicken Pox | ... | ... | 3 | – | 1 | ... | 4 |
Measles | 3 | ... | 12 | 1 | 4 | ... | 20 |
Scarlatina | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | 7 | ... | 19 |
Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | 15 | 22 | 11 | ... | 49 |
Croup | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 |
Diarrhoea | 2 | ... | 23 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 45 |
Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued Fever | .. | ... | 9 | 4 | 1 | ... | 14 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Rheumatic Fever | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 11 |
Erysipelas | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 10 |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis | ... | ... | 15 | 16 | 8 | ... | 39 |
Mumps | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Bronchitis and Catarrh | 27 | ... | 342 | 154 | 129 | 24 | 676 |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | 12 | 3 | 1 | ... | 16 |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 12 |
Delirium Tremens | . . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Insanity | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Carbuncle | ... | .. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
All other Diseases | 47 | 3 | 428 | 396 | 572 | 102 | 1548 |
Total | 86 | 4 | 900 | 625 | 743 | 131 | 2489 |
TABLE III.
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From January 2nd, 1864, to January 30th, 1864.
West Sub-District. | East Sub-District. | Whole Parish. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of houses inspected | 27 | 14 | 41 | |
Drains | Constructed | 8 | ... | 8 |
Improved or repaired | 7 | 11 | 18 | |
Traps fixed | 16 | 10 | 26 | |
Cesspools | Abolished | ... | 1 | 1 |
Cleansed or disinfected | ... | ... | ... | |
Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished... | ... | 1 | 1 |
1'an and trap only furnished | ... | 4 | 4 | |
Water supply furnished | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
Dust Bins | Constructed | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Repaired and covers adapted | 13 | 6 | 18 | |
Surface Drains andPavements of Yards | Constructed | ... | ... | ... |
Relaid | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
New receptacle provided | ... | ... | ... | |
Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Supply | Water supply piuvided | • •• | ... | . . . |
Other Improve- ments | Houses generally repaired | 3 | ... | 3 |
„ cleansed or limewashed | 11 | 6 | 17 | |
„ ventilated | ... | 4 | 4 | |
Overcrowding abated | 9 | 2 | 4 | |
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | 2 | 1 | 3 |