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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 CASKS OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 25th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1865, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASKS OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 25th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1865, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Holloway Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict Prison.Total.
Small Pox....13..1..14
Chicken Pox....321..6
Measles....1652..23
Scarlatina....1989..36
Whooping Cough....23412..39
Croup..............
Diarrhœa2..874..21
Dysentery....1......1
Cholera..............
Ague......14....1
Continued Fever3..66....15
Puerperal Fever..............
Rheumatic Fever4..345117
Erysipelas....342..9
Diphtheria........11....
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis....1512..38
Mumps....1......1
Pyæmia..............
Bronchitis and Catarrh16..2391138129478
Pneumonia....44....8
Pleurisy....3..1..4
Delirium Tremens..............
Insanity....2......2
Carbuncle....1..1..2
All other Diseases31133983894161071354
Total56137585595461372069

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From January 29th, 1865, to February 28th, 1865.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From January 29th, 1865, to February 28th, 1865.

West Sub-District.East Sub-District.Whole Parish.
Number of houses inspected312758
DrainsConstructed7613
Improved or repaired..1616
Traps fixed181331
CesspoolsAbolished2..2
Cleansed or disinfected......
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished2..2
Pan and trap only furnished......
Water supply furnished131124
Dust binsConstructed123
Repaired and covers adapted10515
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed......
Relaid12618
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided3..3
Receptacle repaired and cleansed16420
Water supply provided......
Other ImprovementsHouses generally repaired1..1
„ cleansed or limewashed279
„ ventilated2..2
Overcrowding abated..11
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued......