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47
REPORT
on the
SANITARY CONDITION OF ST. MARY, ISLINGTON,
FOR FEBRUARY, 1864.
No. LXXXIII.
The monthly mortality has fallen from the high number of 450, registered
in January, to 318; but, although this indicates an improvement in the public
health, the deaths in February still exceed the corrected mean of 7 years by
38. The excess, however, is readily accounted for—diseases of the organs of
respiration being its sole cause. The deaths from these maladies, exclusive, of
course, of consumption, amounted to 95, the corrected mean being 63. Sixtythree
of the 95 deaths were referred to bronchitis, and 24 to pneumonia.
The deaths from diseases of the zymotic class have been less numerous than
in any month since February last year. The deaths from scarlet fever and
measles have dwindled down to 11 and 6 respectively. Small pox is represented
by only 3 deaths, and but 4 cases of this disease have occurred in the
practice of those officers and institutions which furnish me with returns. The
only deaths from typhus were one of a nurse in the Fever Hospital, and one
of an infant, 3 weeks old, who was born in the hospital, and who thus drew in
the infection with its first breath.
It is worthy of remark that two of the deaths from typhoid (enteric) fever
occurred, the one in the St. James's Road and the other in Pembroke Street,
both of which streets have been for a very long—too long a time in a filthy
and miasmatic condition. Two deaths from fever also occurred in St. James's
Road during 1863, and one in 1862.
EDW ARD BALLARD, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Offices,
March 9 th, 1864.