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Islington 1866

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

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72
ISL35
REPORT
on the
SANITARY CONDITION OF ST. MARY, ISLINGTON,
FOR JANUARY, 1866.
No. CV.
The registered mortality for January (354) has been close upon that
obtained by computation, viz,:—359.
There is still a good deal of typhoid fever prevalent in the parish,
but, with that exception, the general health of the district has been,
during the four weeks, satisfactory upon the whole.
EDWARD BALLARD, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Offices,
February 10 th,1866.

Table: TABLE A.Showing the Number of Cases of disease generally, and of Bowel Complaints particularly, recorded in the corresponding month for the last six years ; and also the total of the deaths from all causes, andfrom Bowel Complaints.

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TABLE A.

Showing the Number of Cases of disease generally, and of Bowel Complaints particularly, recorded in the corresponding month for the last six years ; and also the total of the deaths from all causes, and

from Bowel Complaints.

January	Total Sickness.	Total Deaths.	Diarrhoea.		Dysentery.		Cholera.		Bowel Complaints. Total.
January	Total Sickness.	Total Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.
1866	2444	354	50	3	_	1	__	_	50	4
1865	2354	369	26	4	1	—	—	—	27	4
1864	2489	450	45	1	2	—	—	—	47	1
1863	2453	282	50	4	—	—	—	—	50	4
1862	2390	230	40	—	3	—	—	—	43	-
1861	2136	331	39	4	6	1	—	—	45	5
1860	2254	243	29	—	1	1	—	—	30	1

Table: TABLE B.Results of a Special Analysis of the Water supplied by the Metropolitan Water Companies during January, as made and published by the Metropolitan Association of Medical Officers of Health.

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TABLE B.

Results of a Special Analysis of the Water supplied by the Metropolitan Water Companies during January, as made and published by the Metropolitan Association of Medical Officers of Health.

	Total solid matter per Imperial gallon.	Loss by Ignition.	Oxydisable Organic Matter.	Hardness.
	Total solid matter per Imperial gallon.	Loss by Ignition.	Oxydisable Organic Matter.	Before Boiling.	After Boiling.
Thames Water Companies.	grains.	grains.	grains.	degrees.	degrees.
Grand Junction	20.95	1.57	0.76	13.6	4.0
West Middlesex	23.45	1.96	0.66	13.5	5.2
Southwark and Vauxhall.	21.46	1.89	0.73	13.6	4.0
Chelsea	19.79	1.00	0.93	13.5	4.2
Lambeth	19.36	1.80	1.03	11.4	5.0
Other Companies.
Kent	26.12	0.86	0.19	17.5	7.0
New River	21.05	1.00	0.35	16.2	4.9
East London	24.25	1.28	0.59	15.7	6.4

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Islington 1866

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Table: TABLE A.Showing the Number of Cases of disease generally, and of Bowel Complaints particularly, recorded in the corresponding month for the last six years ; and also the total of the deaths from all causes, andfrom Bowel Complaints.

Table: TABLE B.Results of a Special Analysis of the Water supplied by the Metropolitan Water Companies during January, as made and published by the Metropolitan Association of Medical Officers of Health.