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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NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 28th DAY OF JUNE, 1862, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—
Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Islington Dispensary. | Hollo way Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken Pox | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 10 |
Meales | ... | ... | 105 | 19 | 3 | ... | 127 |
Scarlatina | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... | 11 |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 18 | 5 | 6 | ... | 29 |
Croup | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Diarrhœa | 2 | ... | 47 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 94 |
Dysentery | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued Fever | 3 | ... | 8 | 3 | 21 | ... | 35 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Rheumatic Sever | 1 | ... | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 11 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 12 |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Sorethrcat or Tonsillitis | ... | ... | 26 | 6 | 26 | ... | 58 |
Pvæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis and Catarrh | 10 | ... | 174 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 295 |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 |
Delirium Tremens | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Insaniy | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
All other Diseases | 27 | 5 | 566 | 653 | 447 | 153 | 1851 |
Total | 46 | 6 | 986 | 741 | 584 | 195 | 2558 |
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From May 25th, 1862, to June 28th, 1862.
West SubDistrict. | Fast SubDistrict. | Whole Parish. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of houses inspected | 96 | 11 | 107 | |
Drains | Constructed | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Improved or repaired | 9 | 43 | ||
Traps fixed | 28 | 47 | ||
Cesspools | Abolished | 14 | 19 | |
Cleansed or disinfected | ... | ... | ... | |
Privies and Water Closets | Pan. trap, and water supply furnished | 4 | 13 | 17 |
I an and trap only furnished | ... | ... | ... | |
Water supply furnished | 3 | 32 | 34 | |
Dust Bins | Constructed | 9 | 9 | 18 |
Repaired and covers adapted | 8 | 14 | 22 | |
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | ... | 7 | 7 |
Relaid | 5 | 17 | 22 | |
General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | 1 | 9 | 10 |
Receptacle repair, d and cleansed | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
Water supply provided | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | ... | 16 | 16 |
„ cleansed or limewashed | 11 | 23 | 34 | |
„ ventilated | ... | ... | ... | |
Overcrowding abated | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | ... | ... | ... |