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Islington 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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TABLE II.
NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING] THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 1866, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—
| Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Hollo way Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small pox | .. | .. | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 30 |
| Chicken Pox | . . | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Measles | .. | .. | 22 | 13 | 3 | .. | 38 |
| Scarlatinas | . . | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | .. | 20 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | 1 | 38 | 30 | 6 | .. | 75 |
| Croup | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 |
| Diarrhea | 5 | .. | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 42 |
| Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ague | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Continued Fever | 5 | .. | 7 | 10 | 4 | .. | 27 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | 6 |
| Erysipeals | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Sorethroat or tonsillitis | .. | .. | 19 | 11 | 9 | .. | 39 |
| Mumps | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Pyamia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis and Catarrh | 12 | .. | 289 | 87 | 44 | 32 | 464 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | 11 |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 |
| Delirium Tremens | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Insanity | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Carbuncle | .. | .. | 1 | ... | 1 | .. | 2 |
| All other Diseases | 51 | 4 | 512 | 494 | 569 | 131 | 1761 |
| Total | 80 | 7 | 965 | 679 | 658 | 166 | 2555 |
TABLE III.
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From April 1st, 1866, to April 28th, 1866
| West Sub-District. | East Sub-District. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses inspected | 80 | 32 | 112 | |
| Drains | Constructed | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Improved or repaired | 62 | .. | 62 | |
| Traps fixed | 30 | 5 | 35 | |
| Cesspools | Abolished | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cleansed or disinfected | .. | 4 | 4 | |
| Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Pan and trap only furnished | .. | .. | .. | |
| Water supply furnished | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Dust bins | constructed | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Repaired and covers adapted | 2 | .. | 2 | |
| Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | .. | .. | .. |
| Relaid | 66 | 2 | 68 | |
| General Water supply | New receptacle provided | .. | .. | .. |
| Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 2 | .. | 2 | |
| Water supply provided | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | 2 | .. | 2 |
| ,, cleansed or limewashed | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| „ ventilated | .. | .. | .. | |
| Overcrowding abated | 13 | .. | 13 | |
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | 4 | .. | 4 | |
* Tramps.