Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1863, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—
Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Ilollowny Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pcntonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 10 |
Chiken Pox | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Measles | ... | ... | 15 | 23 | 2 | ... | 40 |
Scarlatina | ... | ... | 27 | 3 | 6 | ... | 36 |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 28 | 30 | 5 | ... | 63 |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 |
Diarrhœa | 2 | ... | 35 | ... | 7 | 1 | 55 |
Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued Fever | ... | ... | 11 | 19 | 1 | ... | 31 |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 9 |
Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | 11 | 2 | 3 | ... | 16 |
Eruso[e;as | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | 29 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 55 |
Sorethroat or Tonsilllitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Mumps | 24 | ... | 294 | 160 | 117 | 23 | 618 |
Bronchitis and Catarrh | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 6 | ... | 15 |
Pueumonia | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Delirium Tremens | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 |
Insanity | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 |
Carbuncle | 42 | 25 | 448 | 378 | 651 | 98 | 1512 |
Total | 74 | 25 | 914 | 663 | 711 | 124 | 2511 |
TABLE III-
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED,
From October 25th, 1863, to November 21st, 1863.
West Sub-District. | East Sub-District. | Wtole Parish. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Houses inspected | 48 | 23 | 71 | |
Dralins | Constructed | ... | 3 | 3 |
Traps fixed | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
Traps | 6 | 15 | 21 | |
Cesspools | Abollished | ... | 2 | 2 |
Cleansed or disinfccted | ... | ... | ... | |
Water supply furnished | ... | ... | ... | |
Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished | ... | 1 | 1 |
Pan and trap only furnished | ... | 1 | 1 | |
8 | 5 | 13 | ||
Dust Bins | Constructed | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Repaired and covers adapted | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | ... | 1 | 1 |
Relaid | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | ... | ... | ... |
Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Water supply provided ..................... | ||||
Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | 1 | 1 | 2 |
„ cleansed or limewashed | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
,, ventilated | ... | ... | ... | |
Overcrowding abated | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Illegal use of underground Reoms for sleeping discontinued | ... | 2 | 2 |