View report page

82
REPORT
on the
SANITARY CONDITION OF ST. MARY, ISLINGTON,
FOR NOVEMBER, 1866.
No. CXV.
The mortality as registered during the four weeks ending November
24th, was 333 deaths, or 12 deaths above the average of the ten
previous Novembers corrected for increase of population. The deaths
resulting from the zymotic class of maladies was by no means large,
the principal excess happening from those diseases classed together as
" local," and especially from diseases of the respiratory organs. Eightyeight
of the 333 deaths occurred in persons over 60 years of age.
Of the zymotic diseases, hooping-cough and fever have been less
fatal than they were in October, but there have been eight deaths from
small-pox.
Four cases only of cholera have come under my observation during
the month, of which two were fatal. The circumstances under which
these two cases happened were such as to confirm very forcibly the
opinion I have formed as to the efficacy of the measures of prevention
adopted in other cases, because, since our arrangements were perfected,
such a thing as two deaths in any house from cholera has not happened.
The facts were briefly these: A gentleman living in an excellent and
well-ordered house, was seized with cholera on the night of Saturday,
November 3rd, having been engaged in transacting business all Friday
at the East End of London. He was attended by a private practitioner
and died on the 4th. No information was forwarded to me, and the
first I heard of the occurrence was from the daily return of deaths
transmitted to me on the Wednesday evening (Nov. 7th) from the
Registrar-General. Early the next morning I communicated with the