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Islington 1866

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

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Table: TABLE II.NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WERKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 27 thDAY OF JANUARY, 1866, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WERKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 27 thDAY OF JANUARY, 1866, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Holloway Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict Prison.Total.
small pox....931..13
chiken pox....531..9
Measles....26291..56
Scarlatinas....911..11
Whooping Cough..120341..56
Croup....32....5
Diarrhoc2..25193..50
Dysentery..............
Cholers................
Ague........1..1
Continued Fever2..9143..28
Puerperal Fever..............
Rheumatic Fever2....198..29
Erysipeals2..1211..16
Diphtheria......1....1
Sorethroat or tonsillitis....1313....34
Mumps....1......1
Pyemia..............
Bronchitis and Catarrh1712661266529504
Pneumonia....1064..20
Pleurisy1..51....7
Delirium Tremens......2....2
insanity1..2......3
All other Diseases....111..3
Total42104784764701191595
6912894751569149 |2444

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From December 31st, 1865, to January 27th, 1866.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From December 31st, 1865, to January 27th, 1866.

West Sub-DistrictEast Sub-District.Total.
Number of houses inspected125162287
DrainsConstructed5914
Improved or repaired222850
Traps fixed233760
CesspoolsAbolished......
Cleansed or disinfected......
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished..33
pan and trap only furnished3..3
Water supply furnished15318
Dust binsConstructed31316
Repair and covers adapted1910
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed..1111
Relaid171330
General Water supplyNew receptacle provided2. .2
Receptacle repaired and cleansed61117
Water supplyprovided2..2
Other ImprovementsHouse generally repaired7..7
,, cleansed or limewashed14721
" ventilated......
Overcrowding abated426
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued1..1