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 SIX WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 2nd DAY OF JANUARY, 1864, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—
Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Holloway Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small pox | .. | .. | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | 14 |
Chiken Pox | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 8 |
Measles | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 5 | .. | 48 |
Searlatina | ... | ... | 34 | 16 | 5 | ... | 55 |
Whooping Cugh | ... | ... | 39 | 42 | 5 | ... | 86 |
Croup | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Diarrhœa | 3 | ... | 25 | ... | 9 | 2 | 51 |
Dysentery | ... | ...' | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued Fever | 2 | ... | 9 | 14 | 2 | ... | 27 |
Puerperal Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Rheumatic Fever | 6 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | 16 |
Erysipelas | .. | ... | 14 | 3 | 6 | ... | 23 |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Sorethoroat or Tonsillitis | ... | ... | 28 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 64 |
Mumps | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Bronchitis or Tonsillitis | 42 | 1 | 328 | 125 | 133 | 85 | 716 |
Pneumonia | 1 | ... | 7 | 3 | 3 | ... | 14 |
Pleurisy | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 2 | ... | 13 |
Delirium Tremens | |||||||
5 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Insanity | I | 2 | 3 | ||||
All other Diseases | 55 | 13 | 623 | 588 | 750 | 164 | 2193 |
115 | 15 | 1170 | 847 | 943 | 253 | 3345 |
TABLE III.
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED,
From November 22nd, 1863, to January 2nd, 1864.
West Sub-District. | East Sub- District. | Whole Parish. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number or hOUSES inspected | 103 | 50 | 153 | |
Drains | Constructed | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Improved or repaired | 11 | 10 | 21 | |
Trdaps fixed | 10 | 23 | ||
Cesspools | Abolished | ... | ... | |
Cleansed or disinfected | ... | ... | ... | |
Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished. | ... | 1 | 1 |
Pan and trap o00nly furnished | ... | ... | ||
Water supply furnished | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
Dust Bins | Constructed | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Repaired and covers adapted | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | ... | ... | ... |
Relaid | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | ... | ... | |
Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Water supply provided | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | ... | ... | ... |
„ cleansed or limewashed | 4 | 12 | ||
ventilated | 2 | 2 | ||
Overcrowding abated | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | 1 | ... | 1 |