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Islington 1865

[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 1 st DAY OF APRIL, 1865, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 1 st DAY OF APRIL, 1865, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Hollo way Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict Prison.Total.
Small Pox1..1631..21
Chicken Pox....32....5
Measles....41....5
Scarlatina....10122..24
Whooping Cough..1141318..46
Croup......3....3
Diarrhœa2..16178447
Dysentery....11....2
Cholera..............
Ague......1....1
Continued Fever....512....17
Puerperal Fever..............
Rheumatic Fever1..221..6
Erysipelas....861..15
Diphtheria..............
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis....17226247
Mumps....1......1
Pyæmia..............
Bronchitis and Catarrh25..3001319924579
Pneumonia2..254..13
Pleurisy....324..9
Delirium Tremens....1......1
Insanity1..7......8
Carbuncle....21....3
All other Diseases56165145996411211947
Total88179268337851512800

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From February 29th, 1865, to April 1st, 1865.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From February 29th, 1865, to April 1st, 1865.

West Sub-District.East Sub-District.Whole Parish.
Number of houses inspected82100182
DrainsConstructed145
Improved or repaired21719
Traps fixed182745
CesspoolsAbolished..11
Cleansed or disinfected......
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished257
Pan and trap only furnished......
Water supply furnished53035
Dust binsConstructed5611
Repaired and covers adapted10414
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed......
Relaid32427
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided..1414
Receptacle repaired and cleansed8210
Water supply provided..1313
Other ImprovementsHouses generally repaired..2121
„ cleansed or limewashed132841
„ ventilated112
Overcrowding abated6..6
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued......