London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1865

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]

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TABLE II.

N ew cases of disease coming under treatment during the four

weeks ending saturday, the 26th day of august, 1865, at the following institutions:—

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Holloway Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict Prison.Total.
Small Pox1..2032..26
Chicken Pox....52....7
Measles....1031..14
Scarlatina....169....25
Whooping Cough....28235..56
Croup......1....1
Diarrhœa6..837419189
Dysentery..............
Cholera..............
Ague....1......1
Continued Fever....4132..19
Puerperal Fever..............
Rheumatic Fever1....22..5
Erysipelas1..9..4..14
Diphtheria......2....2
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis....81211..31
Mumps..............
Pyæmia..............
Bronchitis and Catarrh2..88342027171
Pneumonia..1411..7
Pleurisy1..422..9
Delirium Tremens....1......1
Insanity6..51....12
Carbuncle......1....1
All other Diseases2983714904411291468
Total4796576735101632059

TABLE III,

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From July 30th, 1865, to August 26th, 1865.

West Sub-District.East Sub-District.Total.
Number of houses inspected140196336*
DrainsConstructed13215
Improved or repaired213051
Traps fixed203454
CesspoolsAbolished......
Cleansed or disinfected......
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished......
Pan and trap only furnished34..34
Water supply furnished32730
Dust binsConstructed8412
Repaired and covers adapted31316
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed..77
Relaid311445
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided628
Receptacle repaired and cleansed21113
Water supply provided......
Other ImprovementsHouses generally repaired..55
,, cleansed or limewashed41721
,, ventilated1..1
Overcrowding abated325
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued9..9

*These houses were inspected by Inspectors Durham and Mayes during the months of July and August.