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Islington 1868

[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 25th DAY OF JANUARY, 1868, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 25th DAY OF JANUARY, 1868, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Holloway Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict PrisonTotal.
Small Pox2..206....28
Chicken Pox....37i..11
Measles..178429
Scarlatina....2085..33
Whooping Cough....986..25
Croup....12....3
Diarrhoea4..221510758
Dysentery..............
Cholera..............
Ague..............
Continued Fever1..5..5..14
Influenza..............
Puerperal Fever..............
Rheumatic Fever....2..7..9
Erysipelas....715..13
Diphtheria......1....1
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis1..212410..56
Mumps..............
Pyaemia..............
Bronchitis and Catarrh18..3651449054671
Pneumonia....744..15
Pleurisy....813..12
Delirium Tremens....1,,1..2
Insanity4..2......6
Carbuncle..1..1....2
All other Diseases45255995274761521824
Total752811097606272132812

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED,From December 30th, 1867, to January 31st, 1868.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED,

From December 30th, 1867, to January 31st, 1868.

South East District.South West District.North District.Total.
Number of houses inspected186196169551
DrainsConstructed31610
Improved or repaired1811938
Traps fixed2011738
CesspoolsAbolished Cleansed or disinfected1....1
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished2....2
Pan and trap only furnished3..36
Water supply furnished5..413
Dust binsConstructed11 19 110 A
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed22
Relaid1219435
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided........
Receptacle repaired and cleansed614929
Water supply provided........
Other Improvements31913
„ cleansed or limewashed137929
„ ventilated........
Overcrowding abated..1..1
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued1....1