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, TIIE 27 th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1862, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—
Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Islington Dispensary. | Hollow* y Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | .. | ... | 43 | .. | 12 | ... | 55 |
Chiken Pox | ... | ... | 8 | 1 | 7 | ... | 16 |
M easles | ... | ... | 35 | 10 | 94 | .. | 139 |
Scarlatina | ... | ... | 32 | 2 | 9 | ... | 43 |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 36 | 5 | 7 | ... | 48 |
Croup | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
Diarrhœa | 8 | ... | 28 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 55 |
Dysentery | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Continued Fever | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 14 | ... | 23 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Rheumatic Fever | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 11 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 12 | 4 | 4 | ... | 20 |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | .. | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Sorethreat or Tonsillitis | ... | ... | 30 | 11 | 23 | ... | 64 |
Pyæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Bronchitis and Catarrh | 38 | ... | 379 | 94 | 120 | 59 | 696 |
Pneumonia | ••• | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 9 |
Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Insanity | 1 | ... | 6 | .. | ... | • •• | 7 |
Carbuncle | ... | .. | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
All other Diseases | 64 | 17 | 534 | 652 | 430 | 146 | 1843 |
Total | 116 | 17 | 1162 | 791 | 753 | 208 | 3047 |
TABLE III-
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITAEY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From November 23rd, 1862, to December 27th, 1862.
West Sub-District. | East Sub-District. | Whole Parish. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of houses inspected | ... | 35 | 25 | |
Drains | Constructed | ... | ... | ... |
Improved or repaired | 14 | 17 | 31 | |
Traps fixed | 15 | 16 | 31 | |
Cesspools | Abolished | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Cleansed or disinfected | ... | ... | ... | |
Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished | ... | ... | ... |
Pan and trap only furnished | 8 | ... | 8 | |
Water supply furnished | ... | 7 | 7 | |
Dust Bins | Constructed | 3 | ... | 3 |
Repaired and covers adapted | ... | ... | ... | |
Surface Drains nnd Pavements of Yards | Constructed | ... | 1 | 1 |
Relaid | 11 | 6 | 17 | |
General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | ... | ... | .. |
Receptacle repaired and cleansed | ... | ... | ... | |
... | ... | ... | ||
Other Improve- ment. | Houses generally repaired | ... | 2 | 2 |
„ cleansed or limewashed | 3 | 11 | 14 | |
„ ventilated | ... | ... | ... | |
Overcrowding abated | 9 | ... | 9 | |
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Exickeill and Smith, Newington Butts, S., Printers to th« Metr politan Board of Works.