London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1862

[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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 26th DAY OF JULY, 1862, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Islington Dispensary.Hollowny Dispensary.Pentonville Convict Prison.Total.
Small Pox.....11......2
Chicken Pox......1...2...3
Measles......9376...106
Scarlatina......132.....15
Whooping Cough......13313...26
Croup......2...1...3
Diarrhœa1...6917194110
Dysentery......1.........1
Cholera.....................
Ague......1.........1
Continued Fever4...5412...25
Puerperal Fever.....................
Erysipelas1...233...9
Diphtheria...•••812...11
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis.....................
Pyæmia......19620247
Bronchitis and Catarrah.....................
Bronchitis and Catarrh101114262518194
Pneumonia.........21...3
Pleurisy......2.........2
Delirium Tremens3..............3
Insanity2...6........8
Carbuncle.....1......2...3
All other Diseases405471527348811392
Total6168195994541051964

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TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From June 28th, 1862, to July 26th, 1862.

WestSub-District.East Sub-District."Whole Parish.
Number of houses inspected3397130
DrainsConstructed11617
Improved or repaired920
Traps fixed243559
Abolished71724
Cleansed or disinfected.........
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished7310
Pan and trap only furnished23
Water supply furnished31518
Dust BinsConstructed549
Repaired and covers adapted61016
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed.........
Relaid369
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided213
Receptacle repaired and cleansed3811
Water supply provided1...1
Other ImprovementsHouses generally repaired...77
„ cleansed or limewashed72431
„ ventilated.........
Overcrowding abated.........
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued.........