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Islington 1862

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]

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Table: TABLE II.NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UXDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 1862, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UXDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST, 1862, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Islington Dispensary.Holloway Dispensary.Pentonville Convict Prison.Total.
Small Pox.....2.........2
Chiken Pox......531...9
Measles......36...6...42
Scarlatina......17........17
Whooping Cough......255...12
Croup......1.........1
Diarrhœa......115264724212
Dysentery...••22......4
Cholera.........1......1
Ague............••11
continued Fever1...12418...35
Puerperal Fever.....................
Rheumatic Rever.........2......2
Erysipelas......744...15
Diphtheria.........31...4
Sorethreat or Tonsillitis......7426...37
Pyæmia.....................
Bronchitis and Catarrh5...104183725189
Pneumonia............4...4
Pleurisy.........11...2
Delirium Tremens1...1........2
Insanity2...2••1...5
Carbuncle...••1......1
All other Diseases3813495508332991485
Total47138095814831492082

Table: TABLE IIIHOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From July 24th, 1862, to August 23rd, 1862.

TABLE III

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From July 24th, 1862, to August 23rd, 1862.

WestSub-District.East Sub-District.Whole Parish.
Number of houses inspected183351
DrainsConstructed28129
Improved or repaired...2222
Traps fixed311445
CesspoolsAbolished19625
Cleansed or disinfected.........
Privies and Water closetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished14418
Pan and trap only furnished.........
Water supply furnished5712
Dust BinsConstructed14216
Repaired and covers adapted268
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yardsconstructed...33
Relaid7310
General WaterSupplyNew receptacle provided112
Receptacle repaired and cleansed134
Water supply provided...11
Other Improve- ments.Houses generally repaired...66
,, cleansed or limewashed61117
„ ventilated.........
...22
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued...99

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