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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 TIIE FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 26th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1803, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—
| Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Holloway Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | ... | 11 | 4 | 2 | ... | 17 |
| Chiken Pox | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 |
| Measles | ... | ... | 33 | 5 | 7 | ... | 45 |
| Scarlatina | ... | ... | 43 | 19 | 28 | ... | 90 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 48 | 6 | 11 | ... | 65 |
| Crop | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | 5 | ... | 155 | 69 | 34 | 6 | 272 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | 6 | 23 | 3 | ... | 32 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 7 | ... | 19 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | ... | 10 | 3 | 3 | ... | 18 |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Sorethroat or Tonsillitis | ... | ... | 35 | 37 | 16 | ... | 88 |
| Mumps | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Bronchitis and Catarrh | 18 | 206 | 57 | 30 | 363 | ||
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 9 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Insanity | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Carbuncle | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| All Other Diseases | 51 | 13 | 619 | 470 | 679 | 175 | 2007 |
| Total | 79 | 14 | 1187 | 712 | 849 | 212 | 3053 |
TABLE III.
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED,
From August 23rd, 1863, to September 26th, 1863.
| West Sub-District. | East Sub-District. | Whole Parish. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses inspected | 44 | 44 | ||
| Drains | Constructed | 8 | 8 | |
| Improved or repaired | 16 | 27 | ||
| Traps fixed | 15 | 27 | ||
| Cesspools | Abolished | 4 | 22 | |
| Cleansed or disinfected | ... | ... | ||
| Privies and Water | Pan, trap, ana water supply furnished | 8 | 2 | 2 8 |
| 9 | 11 | 20 | ||
| Dust Bins | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | 6 | 6 | ||
| Relaid | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | |||
| Other Improve- nients) | Houses generally repaired | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | 7 | 21 | ||
| 3 | 3 | |||
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | ... | 1 | 1 | |