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Islington 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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73
REPORT
on the
SANITARY CONDITION OF ST. MARY, ISLINGTON,
FOE, FEBRUARY, 1866.
No.CV I.
The mortality as registered during the four weeks ending February
24th has only been 296, a number which is 22 less than the mortality in
the corresponding weeks of both 1864 and 1865, and also 22 less than
the corrected mean mortality of the previous nine years. The principal
reduction is in the class of " local diseases," and is due to the mild
weather, chest affections mainly swelling the deaths at this period of the
year. There were only 48 deaths recorded from diseases of the
respiratory organs (excluding phthisis), the smallest number since 1859.
There has been a slight increase since January in the number of deaths
from measles and scarlet fever.
The general amount of sickness has been somewhat in excess of that
occurring in January—especially there has been some increase in the
cases of measles, scarlet fever, hooping cough, and bronchitis.
EDWARD BALLARD, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Offices,
March 10th, 18GC.
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.
| February | Total Sickness. | Total Deaths. | Diarrhoea. | \ Dysentery. | Cholera. | Bowel Complaints. Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |||
| 1866 | 2508 | 296 | 46 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2069 | 318 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2093 | 318 | 54 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 54 | 3 |
| 1863 | 2522 | 266 | 44 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 46 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2341 | 269 | 29 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2113 | 241 | 41 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 46 | 4 |
| 1860 | 2109 | 264 | 39 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 41 | 3 |