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Islington 1864
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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TABLE n.
NEW CASE8 OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 1st DAY OF OCTOBER, 1864, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—
| Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Holloway Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 7 |
| Chicken Pox | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 11 |
| Measles | .. | .. | 13 | 4 | 2 | .. | 19 |
| Scarlatina | .. | .. | 29 | .. | 12 | .. | 49 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | 11 | 7 | 7 | .. | 25 |
| Croup | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Dfiarrhoea | 8 | .. | 121 | 47 | 23 | 6 | 205 |
| Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Chlorea | .. | .. | 2 | • • | .. | .. | 2 |
| Ague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Continued Fever. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 2 | .. | 20 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 3 | .. | 8 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | .. | 6 | 4 | 5 | .. | 18 |
| Diaptheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Sorethroat or Tonsillitis | .. | .. | 32 | 21 | 10 | .. | 63 |
| Mumps | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pyaemia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Bronchitis and Catarrh | 1 | .. | 176 | 55 | 47 | .. | 307 |
| Pnenmonia | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | 4 | .. | 20 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| Insanity | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | |
| Carbuncle | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||
| All other Diseases | 30 | 8 | 609 | 472 | 657 | 198 | 1974 |
| Total | 53 | 9 | 1028 | 659 | 774 | 231 | 2754 |
TABLE III.
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From August 28th, 1864, to October 1st, 1864.
| West Sub-District. | East Sub-District. | Whole Parish. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 93 | 162 | ||
| Drains | Constructed | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Improved or repaired | 16 | 20 | 36 | |
| Traps fixed | 35 | 22 | 57 | |
| Cesspools | Abolished | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Cleansed or disinfected | .. | .. | ||
| Privies and Water Closets | Pan trap, and water supply furnished | 3 | .. | |
| 1Pan and trap only furnished | .. | .. | ||
| Water supply furnished | 25 | 19 | 44 | |
| Dust bins | Constructed | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Repaired and covers adapted | 20 | 9 | 29 | |
| Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | .. | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | 14 | 25 | ||
| General Water | New receptacle provided | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 14 | 14 | 28 | |
| Water supply provided | .. | .. | ||
| Other Improvements | House generally repaired | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| „ cleansed or lime washed | 29 | 22 | 51 | |
| , ventilated | .. | .. | ||
| Overcrowding abated | .. | .. | ||
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued. | 4 | 4 | 8 | |