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Islington 1865

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Table: TABLE II.NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 29 th DAY OF JULY, 1865, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

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TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 29 th 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	..	..	28	7	5	..	40
Chicken Pox	..	..	5	..	2	..	7
Measles	..	..	4	1	1	..	6
Scarlatina	..	..	27	6	..	..	39
Whooping Cough	..	2	22	16	7	..	47
Croup	..	..	1	1	..	..	2
Dearrhœa	..	..	220	115	42	..	397
Dysentery	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Cholera	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Ague	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Continued Fever	..	..	6	15	1	..	22
Puerperal Fever	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Rheumatic Fever	..	..	..	5	1	..	6
Erysipelas	..	..	5	6	2	..	13
Diphtheria	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis	..	..	17	17	9	..	43
Mumps	..	..	2	..	..	..	2
Pyæmia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bronchitis and Catarrh	8	..	79	19	22	20	143
Pneumonia	..	..	..	6	..	..	6
Pleurisy	..	..	5	4	2	..	11
Delirium Tremens	1	..	1	..	..	..	2
Insanity	6	..	7	..	..	..	13
Carbuncle	..	..	..	1	..	..	1
All other Disease	41	7	475	499	500	117	1639
Total	65	9	906	719	600	148	2447

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From July 2nd, 1865, to July 29th, 1865.

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TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From July 2nd, 1865, to July 29th, 1865.

		West Sub-District.	East Sub-District.	Total.
Number of houses inspected		..	..	..*
	Constructed	3	3	6
	Improved or repaired	9	11	20
	Traps fixed	16	13	29
	Abolished	..	..	..
	Cleansed or disinfected	..	..	..
Privies and WaterClosets	Pan, trap, and water supply furnished	..	..	..
	Pan and trap only furnished	2	..	2
	Water supply furnished	13	11	24
Dust bins	Constructed	2	3	5
Dust bins	Repaired and covers adapted	3	7	10
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards	Constructed	1	3	4
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards	Relaid	5	4	9
General WaterSupply	New receptacle provided	..	..	..
	Receptacle repaired and cleansed	3	4	7
	Water supply provided	..	..	..
Other Improvements	Houses generally repaired	..	..	..
	„ cleansed or limewashed	..	7	7
	,, ventilated	..	..	..
Overcrowding abated		2	2	4
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued		4	..	4

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* The Inspectors, since the close of the month, have been occupied entirely with work arising
out of the New Cattle Disease, and hence this Table is very imperfect. The inspections made during
July will be included in the Table for August.

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Islington 1865

Table: TABLE II.NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 29 th DAY OF JULY, 1865, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From July 2nd, 1865, to July 29th, 1865.

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