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3
REPORT
ON THE
SANITARY CONDITION OF SAINT MARY, ISLINGTON,
DURING JUNE, 1857.
No. III.
Not with standing the unusually hot weather, which has commenced
producing its customary results rather early in the year, the public health in
the Parish has been altogether very satisfactory.
The general mortality has continued to decrease. During the four weeks
ending June 27th, one hundred and sixty-two deaths were registered, including
19 on which inquests had been held during former months, and which are
usually not registered until the close of the quarter. If these be excluded, the
lowered mortality will appear in a still more favourable light. The deaths in
the West sub-district were 84, those in the East, 78. The registered mortality
of the corresponding weeks of last year was 175, which, corrected for
augmented population, becomes 183. The mortality of the past month
therefore, has been 21 less than if the death-rate of June last year had prevailed.
Thirty-three deaths are stated to have resulted from diseases of the
zymotic class, being 11 less than in the month of April, but, allowing for the
number of weeks included, 1 in excess of May. The zymotic mortality of
June last year was 39. so that, notwithstanding the increased population, the
deaths from these diseases have been 6 less. Scarlet fever last year produced
6 deaths in June, but only 3 this year. The deaths from diarrhoea have,
however, been more numerous, viz.:—6 against 4 last year. Measles, hoopingcough,
and fever, all presented a much lower mortality than in May or April.
It is very worthy of remark that two deaths have been registered as from
chicken-pox—a disease not usually fatal, but to the prevalence of which I called
attention in my last monthly report. They were thus registered—June 13th,
at Stock Orchard Crescent, son of Clerk in Excise, aged 6 months; chicken-pox
(4 days), congestion of the brain, convulsions (36 hours). June 14th, at 10,
Albion Place, Balls Pond, son of a Carman, aged 7 months; chicken-pox
(3 weeks), marasmus.
The mortality from the tubercular and respiratory diseases, after making
the necessary corrections, has differed little from that of the previous month.
The deaths from tubercular diseases have been less by 6 than in June
last year.
The general sickness among the poor, making allowance for the number
of weeks, has differed little from that during May. As might be anticipated,