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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 WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1866, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1866, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Holloway , Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict Prison.Total.
Small pox....8......8
Chicken Pox..111....3
Measles1..21451..68
Scarlatinas....1722..21
Whooping Cough..240255..72
Croup......1....1
Diarrhea3..19174346
Dysentery........1..1
Cholera..............
Ague....1......1
Continued Fever3..10103..26
Puerperal Fever..............
Rheumatic Fever1..1212..16
Erysipeals1..52....8
Diphtheria....3......3
Sorethroat or tonsillitis....1263..21
Mumps..............
Pyamia..............
Bronchitis and Catarrh15..3131287634566
Pneumonia....433..10
Pleurisy....312..6
Delirium Tremens..............
Insanity4..2......6
Carbuncle....2......2
All other Diseases3745054634911231623
Total6579677066031602508

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From January 2.8th. 1866, to February 24th, 1866.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From January 2.8th. 1866, to February 24th, 1866.

West Sub-District.East Sub-District.Total.
Number of houses inspected9530125
DrainsConstructed14418
Improved or repaired27 1037
Traps fixed471562
CesspoolsAbolished1..1
Cleansed or disinfected..... .
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished ..246
pan and trap only furnished2..2
Water supply furnished6612
Dust binsConstructed.1..1
Repair and covers adapted41216
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed.1..1
Relaid271037
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided1..1
Receptacle repaired and cleansed131023
Water supply provided......
Other ImprovementsHouse generally repaired14418
cleansed or limewashed2..2
ventilated1..1
Overcrowding abated314
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued1..1