Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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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 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
Measles | 1 | .. | 21 | 45 | 1 | .. | 68 |
Scarlatinas | .. | .. | 17 | 2 | 2 | .. | 21 |
Whooping Cough | .. | 2 | 40 | 25 | 5 | .. | 72 |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhea | 3 | .. | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 46 |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ague | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Continued Fever | 3 | .. | 10 | 10 | 3 | .. | 26 |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rheumatic Fever | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 12 | .. | 16 |
Erysipeals | 1 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 |
Diphtheria | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Sorethroat or tonsillitis | .. | .. | 12 | 6 | 3 | .. | 21 |
Mumps | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Pyamia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis and Catarrh | 15 | .. | 313 | 128 | 76 | 34 | 566 |
Pneumonia | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 10 | |
Pleurisy | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 |
Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Insanity | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
Carbuncle | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
All other Diseases | 37 | 4 | 505 | 463 | 491 | 123 | 1623 |
Total | 65 | 7 | 967 | 706 | 603 | 160 | 2508 |
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 inspected | 95 | 30 | 125 | |
Drains | Constructed | 14 | 4 | 18 |
Improved or repaired | 27 | 10 | 37 | |
Traps fixed | 47 | 15 | 62 | |
Cesspools | Abolished | 1 | .. | 1 |
Cleansed or disinfected | .. | .. | . . | |
Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished .. | 2 | 6 | |
pan and trap only furnished | 2 | .. | 2 | |
Water supply furnished | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
Dust bins | Constructed. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Repair and covers adapted | 12 | 16 | ||
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed. | .. | 1 | |
Relaid | 27 | 10 | 37 | |
General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | 1 | .. | 1 |
Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 13 | 10 | 23 | |
Water supply provided | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Improvements | House generally repaired | 14 | 4 | 18 |
cleansed or limewashed | 2 | .. | 2 | |
ventilated | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Overcrowding abated | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | 1 | .. | 1 |