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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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NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR "WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 21
| Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Holloway Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 25 | 6 | 32 | ||||
| Chicken Pox | |||||||
| Measles | 18 | 3 | 21 | ||||
| Scarlatina | 23 | 13 | 9 | 45 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 28 | |||
| Croup | 1 | ||||||
| Diarrhœa | 3 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 44 | |
| Dysentery | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cholera | |||||||
| Ague | 1 | ||||||
| Continued Fever | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | |||
| Puerperal Fever | |||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Sorethroat or Tonsillitis | 1 | 20 | 7 | 50 | |||
| Pyaemia | |||||||
| Bronchitis and Catarrh | 20 | 260 | 87 | 81 | 42 | 490 | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Pleurisy | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Delirium Tremens | 1 | ||||||
| Insanity | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Carbuncle | 2 | 2 | |||||
| All other Diseases | 46 | 11 | 500 | 402 | 670 | 113 | 1742 |
| 74 | 11 | 919 | 573 | 160 | 2522 |
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From January 25th, 1863, to February 21st, 1863.
| WestSub-District. | East Sub-District. | Whole Parish. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses inspected | 105 | 51 | 156 | |
| Drains | Constructed | 2 | 2 | |
| Improved or repaired | 20 | 27 | ||
| Traps fixed | 12 | 10 | 22 | |
| Cesspools | Abolished | 3 | 3 | |
| Cleansed or disinfected | ||||
| Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished | • •• | 2 | |
| Pan and trap only furnished | 4 | |||
| Water supply furnished | 9 | 10 | 19 | |
| Dust Bins | Constructed | 3 | ||
| Repaired and covers adapted | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | |||
| Relaid | 3 | 10 | ||
| General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | 1 | ||
| Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 6 | |||
| Water supply provided | 2 | 2 | ||
| Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | 5 | ||
| „ cleansed or limewashed | 8 | 22 | ||
| „ ventilated | ||||
| Overcrowding abated | ||||
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | 8 | 8 | ||
Bri cxeiu and Smith, Newington Butts, S., Piinters to tht Metropolitan Board of Works.