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Islington 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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appeared any chance of cholera re-entering our parish from neighbouring
districts. This proceeding, as well as the house-to-house visitation,
was discontinued about a week or ten days before the end of the month.
EDWARD BALLARD, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Offices,
November 3rd, 1866.
TABLE A.
Shewing 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.
| Oct. | Total Sickness. | Total Deaths. | Diarrhœa.* | Dysentery. | Cholera. | Bowel Complaints. Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |||
| 1866 | 3069 | 320 | 402 | 7 | _ | - | 18 | 10 | 420 | 17 |
| 1865 | 2275 | 290 | 164 | 14 | — | - | - | 2 | 164 | 16 |
| 1864 | 2370 | 216 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | — | 72 | 9 |
| 1863 | 2581 | 282 | 92 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 92 | 9 |
| 1862 | 2352 | 205 | 146 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 150 | 11 |
| 1861 | 2301 | 223 | 94 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 101 | 6 |
| 1860 | 1999 | 215 | 87 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 88 | 9 |
* Including "Choleraic Diarrhœa."