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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 1865
[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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, 1865, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS
| Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Holloway Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | .. | 8 | 9 | 5 | 23 | |
| Chicken Pox | .. | 11 | 2 | .. | 14 | ||
| Measles | .. | 5 | 6 | 1 | .. | 12 | |
| Scarlatina | .. | 25 | 7 | .. | 37 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 14 | .. | 106 |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | 125 | 58 | 40 | 5 | 229 |
| Dysentery | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Ague | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Continued Fever | .. | 11 | 9 | .. | .. | 20 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | 10 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | 14 | |
| Diphtheria | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| Sorethroat or Tonsillitis | .. | 15 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 45 | |
| Mumps | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Bronchitis and Catarrh | 7 | .. | 136 | 46 | 50 | 10 | 249 |
| Pneumonia | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 9 | ||
| Pleurisy | .. | 5 | .. | 8 | |||
| Delirium Tremens | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Insanity | 5 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 14 |
| Carbuncle | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| All other Diseases | 37 | 20 | 591 | 607 | 619 | 83 | 1957 |
| Total | 54 | 21 | 1001 | 821 | 760 | 100 | 2757 |
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From May 28th, 1865, to July 1st, 1865.
| West Sub-District. | East Sub-District. | Whole Parish. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses inspected | 37 | 56 | 93 | |
| Drains | Constructed | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Improved or repaired | 12 | 11 | 23 | |
| Traps fixed | 12 | 12 | 24 | |
| Cesspools | Abolished | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Cleansed or disinfected | .. | .. | ||
| Privies and WaterClosets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Pan and trap only furnished | .. | .. | .. | |
| Water supply furnished | 5 | 12 | 17 | |
| Dust bins | Constructed | 10 | 11 | |
| Repaired and covers adapted | .. | 4 | 4 | |
| Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | .. | 5 | 5 |
| Relaid | 15 | 11 | 26 | |
| General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | .. | 6 | 6 |
| Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Water supply provided | .. | 2 | 2 | |
| Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | 1 | .. | |
| ,, cleansed or limewashed | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
| ,, ventilated | 4 | .. | 4 | |
| Overerowding abated | 2 | .. | 10 | |
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleep in discontinued | 1 | 2 | 3 | |