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Islington 1867

[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 23rd DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1867, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING- THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 23rd DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1867, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Holloway Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict PrisonTotal.
Small Pox. .. .1410. .. .24
Chicken Pox. .. .232. .7
Measles. .. .278. .. .35
Scarlatina2. .28356. .71
Whooping Cough825158. .38
Croup. .. .. .1. .. .1
Diarrhœa. .. .35216870
Dysentery. .. .. .1. .. .1
Cholera. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Ague. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Continued Fever1. .573. .16
Influenza. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Puerperal Fever. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Rheumatic Fever. .. .114. .6
Erysipelas1. .336. .13
Diphtheria. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis2. .221211. .47
Mumps. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Pyaemia. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Bronchitis and Catarrh2513291929534676
Pneumonia. .. .1084. .22
Pleurisy. .. .414. .9
Delirium Tremens1. .2. .. .. .3
Insanity. .. .3. .. .. .3
Carbuncle. .1. .. .. .. .1
All other Diseases49144965345381391770
Total89189868526871812813

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From Otober 28th, 1867, to November 23rd, 1867.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From Otober 28th, 1867, to November 23rd, 1867.

South West District.South East District.North District.Total.
*Number of houses inspected13872159369
DrainsConstructed414119
Improved or repaired1216432
Traps fixed9481532
CesspoolsAbolished. .. .. .. .
Cleansed or disinfected. .. .. .. .
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished1. .. .1
Pan and trap only furnished219122
Water supply furnished1013. .23
Dust binsConstructed4217
Repaired and covers adapted5229
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed. .. .33
Relaid1891340
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided42. .6
Receptacle repaired and cleansed1310427
Water supply provided. .. .. .. .
Other Improve- mentsHouses generally repaired6. .1420
,, cleansed or limewashed11481978
,, ventilated. .. .. .. .
Overcrowding abated21. .3
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued. .. .. .. .

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*The whole of the Bakehouses (198) have been again inspected, but not included in the above.