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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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It is on this ground that I feel bound to urge the multiplication in the
Parish of places where the poor may obtain medicines in the event of a
sudden attack of diarrhœa. They should be able to obtain it immediately.
In former epidemics, every chemist's shop in the Parish was a
dispensary for this purpose. Some similar arrangement might be made
now. Some of the clergy and non-conformist congregations have kindly
offered me the use of rooms for the same purpose, in different parts of
the Parish.
EDWARD BALLARD, M.D.,
Medical' Officer of Health.
Vestry Offices,
August 9th, 1866.
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.
| July. | Total Sickness. | Total Deaths. | Diarrhoea. | Dysentery. | Cholera. | Bowel Complaints. Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |||
| — | ||||||||||
| — | 1 | |||||||||
| - | — | - | ||||||||
| — | — | 1 | ||||||||
| — | — | |||||||||
| — | 272 | |||||||||
| 80 | — | — | ||||||||
| Total solid matter per Imperial gallon. | Loss by Ignition. | Oxydisable Organic Matter. | Hardness. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Boiling. | After Boiling. | ||||
| grains. | grains. | grains. | degrees. | degrees. | |