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Islington 1863

[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 UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 24 thDAY OF JANUARY, 1863, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 24 thDAY OF JANUARY, 1863, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Holloway Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict Prison.Total.
Small Pox...1186......25
Chicken pox......331......
Measles......19166...41
Scarlatina......27107...44
Whooping Cough......1692...27
Croup.....................
Diarrhœa1...191641050
Dysentery.....................
Cholera.....................
Ague.....................
Continued Fever......7172...26
Fuerperal Fever.....................
Rheumatic Fever......614...11
Erysipelas......92......11
Diphtheria......2.........2
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis......22197...49
Pyæmia.....................
Bronchitis and Catarrh36...3041036926538
Pneumonia......132...6
Pleurisy......314...8
Delirium Tremens.....................
Insanity......3.........3
Carbuncle.....................
All other Diseases40134114176151091605
Total77148706237231462453

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From December 28th, 1862, to January 24th, 1863.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From December 28th, 1862, to January 24th, 1863.

West Sub-District.East Sub-District.Whole Parish.
Number of houses inspected376198
DrainsConstructed279
Improved or repaired11920
Traps fixed101929
CesspoolsAbolished218
Cleansed or disinfected.........
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished213
Pan and trap only furnished.........
, Water supply furnished448
Dust BinsConstructed134
Repaired and covers adapted...22
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed.........
Relaid3...3
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided.........
Receptacle repaired and cleansed112
Water supply provided.........
Other ImprovementsHouses generally repaired.........
,, cleansed or limewashed.........
„ ventilated• ••11
Overcrowding abated2...2
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued• ••......

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