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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 23
| Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Holloway Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 93 | 27 | 13 | 134 | |||
| Chicken Pox | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Measles | 25 | 20 | 14 | 59 | |||
| Scarlatina | 22 | 12 | 13 | 47 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 31 | ||
| Croup | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Diarrhœ | 1 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 42 | |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | |||||
| Cholera | |||||||
| Ague | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Continued Fever | 11 | 14 | 2 | 28 | |||
| Puerperal Fever | |||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Erysipelas | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |||
| Diphtheria | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Sorethret or Tonsillitis | 29 | 8 | 11 | 48 | |||
| Mumps | |||||||
| Bronchitis and Catarrh | 8 | 155 | 58 | 46 | 14 | 282 | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Pleurisy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Delirium Tremens | |||||||
| Insanity | ... | ||||||
| Carbuncle | |||||||
| All other Diseases | 28 | 4 | 555 | 405 | 573 | 121 | 1686 |
| 41 | 8 | 940 | 584 | 692 | 137 |
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From April 26tfc, 1863, to May 23rd, 1863.
| Sub-District. | East Sub-District. | Whole Parish. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses inspected | 35 | 42 | 77 | |
| Drains | Constructed | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Improved or repaired | 14 | 17 | 31 | |
| Traps fixed | 26 | 17 | 43 | |
| Cesspools | Abolished | 4 | 4 | |
| Cleansed or disinfected | ||||
| Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished | 9 | 11 | |
| Pan and trap only furnished | ||||
| Water supply furnished | 7 | 12 | 19 | |
| Dust Bins | Constructed | 4 | 11 | |
| Repaired and covers adapted | 4 | 9 | ||
| Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | 9 | 9 | |
| Relaid | 10 | 13 | 23 | |
| General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | 4 | 4 | |
| Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Water supply provided | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | 8 | 8 | |
| „ cleansed or limewashed | 11 | 12 | 23 | |
| „ ventilated | 1 | |||
| Overcrowding abated | 3 | 3 | ||
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | ||||