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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1863
[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 FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 25
| Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Holloway Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 48 | 8 | 3 | 60 | |||
| Chicken Pox | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| Measles | 14 | 17 | |||||
| Scarlatina | 22 | 11 | |||||
| Whooping Cough | 21 | 8 | 3 | 32 | |||
| Croup | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Diarhœa | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 45 | ||
| Dysentery | |||||||
| Cholera | |||||||
| Ague | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Continued Fever | 10 | 17 | 4 | 31 | |||
| Puerperal Fever | |||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Erysipelas | 1 | ||||||
| Diphtheria | ... | 1 | |||||
| Sorethreat or Tonsillitis | 21 | 17 | 7 | 45 | |||
| Mumps | 1 | ||||||
| Bronchitis and Catarrh | 16 | 211 | 57 | 54 | 21 | 359 | |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Pleurisy | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ||||||
| Insanity | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Carbuncle | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| All other Diseases | 43 | 2 | 553 | 492 | 54 | 1598 | |
| 70 | 2 | 913 | 604 | 588 | 80 | 2287 |
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED,
From March 29th, 1863, to April 25th, 1863.
| West Sub District. | East Sub-District. | Whole Parish. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses inspected | 27 | 34 | 61 | |
| Drains | Constructed | 3 | 25 | 28 |
| Improved or repaired | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| Traps fixed | 5 | 32 | 57 | |
| Cesspools | Abolished | ... | 7 | 7 |
| Cleansed or disinfected | ... | |||
| Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished | 5 | ||
| Pan and trap only furnished | ||||
| Water supply furnished | 3 | 12 | 15 | |
| Dust Bins | Constructed | 7 | ||
| Repaired and covers adapted | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | 18 | 18 | |
| Relaid | 6 | 5 | ||
| General Water | New receptacle provided | 1 | 1 | |
| Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Water supply provided | ... | |||
| Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| „ cleansed or limewashed | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| „ ventilated | ... | ... | ||
| Overcrowding abated | ... | |||
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | ||||