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Islington 1864

[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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 2nd DAY OF JULY, 1864, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 2nd DAY OF JULY, 1864, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Holloway Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict Prison.Total.
Small Pox....6*......6
Chicken Pox....922..13
Measles12701119..103
Scarlatina....1663..25
Whooping Cough....1552..22
Croup....31....4
Diarrhœa3..67369..115
Dysentery..............
Cholera..............
Ague2..........2
Continued Fever3..885..24
Puerperal Fever..............
Rheumatic Fever2....24..8
Erysipelas1..441..10
Diphtheria..............
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis....23258..56
Mumps............
Pyaemia............
Bronchitis and Catarrh16..124656141307
Pneumonia....221..5
Pleurisy....42....6
Delirium Tremens....11....2
Insanity4..31....8
Carbuncle....1..1..2
All other Diseases6156384906371521983
Total9379946617531912701
* Four in Adelaide Square.

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From May 29th, 1864, to July 2nd, 1864.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From May 29th, 1864, to July 2nd, 1864.

West Sub-District.East Sub-District.Whole Parish.
Number of houses inspected142438
DrainsConstructed..33
Improved or repaired31417
Traps fixed32427
CesspoolsAbolished..11
Cleansed or disinfected......
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished1..1
Pan and trap only furnished......
Water supply furnished..2323
Dust binsConstructed..55
Repaired and covers adapted..1515
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed..33
Relaid..1919
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided......
Receptacle repaired and cleansed156
Water supply provided..11
Other ImprovementsHouses generally repaired......
,, cleansed or limewashed12021
,, ventilated......
Overcrowding abated......
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued......