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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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TABLE II.
NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 25 th DAY OF JULY, 1863, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—
| Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Uolloway Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | ... | 19 | 4 | 2 | ... | 25 |
| Chicken pox | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | ... | 24 |
| Scarlatina | ... | ... | 63 | 23 | 4 | ... | 80 |
| whooping cough | ... | ... | 16 | 5 | 18 | ... | 39 |
| Croup | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | 6 | ... | 181 | 69 | 60 | ... | 325 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | 9 | 15 | 3 | ... | 27 |
| puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | 1 | ... | 13 |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Sorethorat or Tonsillitis | ... | ... | 31 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 56 |
| Mumps | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Bronchitis and Catarrh | 5 | ... | 125 | 24 | 35 | 19 | 208 |
| pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Insanity | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| All other Diseases | 35 | 10 | 517 | 409 | 610 | 155 | 1736 |
| Total | 11 | 987 | 579 | 754 | 184 | 2567 |
TABLE III.
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED.
From June 27th, 1863, to July 25th, 1363.
| WestSub-District. | East Sub-District. | Whole Parish. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses insnected | 13 | 9 | 22 | |
| Drains | Contructed | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Improved or resaired | 32 | 20 | 32 | |
| (Traps fixed | 17 | 26 | 43 | |
| cesspools | ( Abolished | 1 | 1 | |
| cleansed or disinfected | ... | ... | ... | |
| privies and Water | Pan, trap, ana water supply furnished | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Closets | Pan and trap only furnished | ... | - | ••• |
| Water supply furnished | 11 | 11 | 22 | |
| Constructed | 6 | 11 | ||
| Repaired and covers adapted | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Relaid | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
| General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 7 | 9 | 15 | |
| Water supply provided | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | 3 | l | 4 |
| ,, cleansea or limewashed | 17 | 32 | ||
| .. ventilated | ... | ... | ... | |
| Overcrowding abated | 3 | 2 | ||
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued .. | 5 | 5 | 10 | |