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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1867
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 25th DAY OF MAY, 1867, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—
| Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out. Patient Paupers. | Holloway Dispensary. | Islington Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | 25 | 7 | 1 | .. | 33 | |
| Chicken Pox | .. | .. | 8 | .. | |||
| Measles | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 10 | ||
| Scarlatina | .. | 31 | .. | 39 | |||
| Whooping Cough | .. | 7 | 9 | 5 | .. | 21 | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Diarrhœa | 3 | .. | 32 | 10 | 6 | 69 | |
| Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Ague | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | ||
| Continued Fever | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 11 | |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Rheumatic Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | ||
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 7 | ||
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Sorethroat or Tonsillitis | 1 | .. | 27 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Mumps | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Pyaemia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis and Catarrh | 13 | 1 | 180 | 37 | 59 | 356 | |
| Pneumonia | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | ||
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | .. | 9 | |
| Delirium Tremens | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| Insanity | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | |||
| Carbuncle | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Purpura | .. | .. | 1 | .... | 1 | ||
| Alt other Diseases | 53 | 22 | 491 | 627 | 476 | 106 | 1865 |
| Total | 75 | 23 | 786 | 816 | 541 | 2503 |
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From April 29th, 1867, to May 25th, 1867.
| West District. | East District. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses inspected | 475 | 259 | 734 | ||
| Drains | Constructed | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Improved or repaired | 38 | 40 | 78 | ||
| Traps fixed | 17 | 28 | 45 | ||
| Cesspools | Abolished | 4 | .. | 4 | |
| Cleansed or disinfected | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| Privies and Water Closets | Pan. trap, and water supply furnished .. | 1 | 11 | 12 | |
| Pan and trap only furnished | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Water supply furnished | 9 | 10 | 19 | ||
| Dust bins | Constructed | 12 | 5 | 17 | |
| Repaired and covers adapted | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Relaid | 9 | 45 | 54 | ||
| General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 36 | 13 | 49 | ||
| Water supply provided | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| ,, cleansed or limewashed | 84 | 32 | 116 | ||
| „ ventilated | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Overcrowding abated | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | 1 | .. | |||