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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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 | .. | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
Chicken Pox | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
Measles | ... | ... | 93 | 7 | 6 | ... | 106 |
Scarlatina | ... | ... | 13 | 2 | ... | .. | 15 |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 13 | 3 | 13 | ... | 26 |
Croup | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
Diarrhœa | 1 | ... | 69 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 110 |
Dysentery | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ague | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Continued Fever | 4 | ... | 5 | 4 | 12 | ... | 25 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 9 |
Diphtheria | ... | ••• | 8 | 1 | 2 | ... | 11 |
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pyæmia | ... | ... | 19 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 47 |
Bronchitis and Catarrah | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Bronchitis and Catarrh | 10 | 1 | 114 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 194 |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Delirium Tremens | 3 | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | 3 |
Insanity | 2 | ... | 6 | .. | ... | ... | 8 |
Carbuncle | ... | .. | 1 | ...... | 2 | ... | 3 |
All other Diseases | 40 | 5 | 471 | 527 | 348 | 81 | 1392 |
Total | 61 | 6 | 819 | 599 | 454 | 105 | 1964 |
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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 inspected | 33 | 97 | 130 | |
Drains | Constructed | 1 | 16 | 17 |
Improved or repaired | 9 | 20 | ||
Traps fixed | 24 | 35 | 59 | |
Abolished | 7 | 17 | 24 | |
Cleansed or disinfected | ... | ... | ... | |
Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Pan and trap only furnished | 2 | 3 | ||
Water supply furnished | 3 | 15 | 18 | |
Dust Bins | Constructed | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Repaired and covers adapted | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | ... | ... | ... |
Relaid | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
Water supply provided | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | ... | 7 | 7 |
„ cleansed or limewashed | 7 | 24 | 31 | |
„ ventilated | ... | ... | ... | |
Overcrowding abated | ... | ... | ... | |
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | ... | ... | ... |