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Islington 1862

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Table: TABLE II.NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 24th DAY OF MAY, 1862, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS IN ISLINGTON.

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TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 24th DAY OF MAY, 1862, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS IN ISLINGTON.

	Workhouse.	Infant Poor House.	Out-patient Paupers.	Islington Dispensary.	Hollo way Dispensary.	Pentonville Convict Prison.	London Fevei Hospital.	Total.
Small Fox	..	..	1	..	..	..	Unavoidably omitted.	1
Chicken Pox	..	..	4	5	3	..		12
Measles	..	..	39	14	3	..		56
Scarlatina	..	..	6	3	4	..		13
Hooping Cough	1	..	16	5	5	..		27
Croup	..	..	1	..	..	..		1
Diarrhœa	5	..	41	3	8	..		65
Dysentery	..	..	2	..	..	..		2
Cholera	..	..	..	..	..	..		..
Ague	..	..	..	..	..	..		..
Continued Fever	..	..	5	4	8	..		17
Puerperal Fever	..	..	..	..	..	..		..
Rheumatic Fever	1	..	3	1	3	..		8
Erysipelas	..	..	6	3	2	..		11
Diphtheria	..	..	..	..	1	..		1
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis	..	..	25	6	9	..		40
Pyæmia	..	..	..	..	..	..		..
Bronchitis and Catarrh	7	..	154	37	44	..		281
Pneumonia	..	..	1	1	2	..		4
Pleurisy	..	..	4	..	..	..		4
Delirium Tremens	..	..	..	..	..	..		..
Insanity	..	..	3	..	..	..		3
Carbuncle	..	..	1	1	..	..		2
All other diseases	41	13	482	561	404	149		1650
Total	55	13	794	644	496	196		2198

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From April 27th, 1S62, to May 24th, 1862.

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TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From April 27th, 1S62, to May 24th, 1862.

		WestSub-District. †	East SubDistrict.	Whole Parish.
Number of houses inspected		39	..	39
Drains	Constructed	2	7	9
	Improved or repaired	10	52	62
	[.Traps fixed	19	54	73
Cesspools	Abolished	1	9	10
Cesspools	Cleansed or disinfected	..	..	..
Privies and Water Closets	Pan, trap, and water supply furnished	..	10	10
	Pan and trap only furnished	3	..	3
	Water supply furnished	9	31	40
	Constructed	8	13	21
Dust-Bins	Repaired and covers adapted	2	10	12
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards	Constructed	..	2	2
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards	Relaid	3	19	22
General Water Supply	New receptacle provided	..	12	12
	Receptacle repaired and cleansed	1	5	6
	Water supply provided	..	..	..
Other Improvements	Houses generally repaired	1	7	..
	,, cleansed or limewashed	3	18	21
	„ ventilated	..	..	..
Overcrowding abated		..	1	1
Illegal U3e of underground Rooms for slepping discontiuued		..	..	..

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† Mr SANDERS, Temporary Inspector.

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Islington 1862

Table: TABLE II.NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 24th DAY OF MAY, 1862, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS IN ISLINGTON.

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From April 27th, 1S62, to May 24th, 1862.

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