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Islington 1868
[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 FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 28th DAY OF MARCH, 1868, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—
| Workhouse. | Infant Poor House. | Out Patient Paupers. | Hollowly Dispensary. | Islington ! Dispensary. | Pentonville Convict Prison | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 16 | 4 | 20 | ||||
| Chicken Pox | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Measle | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | |||
| Scarlatina | 12 | 20 | 3 | 35 | |||
| hooping Cough | 1 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 49 | ||
| Croup | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Diarrhoea | 3 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 84 | |
| Dysentery | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Cholera | |||||||
| Ague | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Continued Fever | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | |
| Influenza | |||||||
| Puerperal Fever | |||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Erysipelas | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 | |||
| Diphtheria | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Sorethroat or Tonsillitis | 14 | 30 | 20 | 64 | |||
| Mumps | 4 | • • | 4 | ||||
| Pyaemia | • • | ||||||
| Bronchitis and Catarrh | 28 | 266 | 158 | 125 | 93 | 670 | |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | |||
| Pleurisy | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | |||
| Delirium Tremens | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Insanity | 0 | 7 | 13 | ||||
| Carbuncle | 2 | 2 | |||||
| All other Diseases | 69 | 26 | 756 | 768 | 774 | 304 | 2697 |
| 115 | 28 | 1168 | 1060 | 988 | 412 | 3771 |
TABLE III.
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From March 2nd, 1868, to March 28th, 1868.
| Sout East | District. | South West District. | North District. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of houses inspected | 151 | 243 | 169 | 563 | |
| Drains | Constructed | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Improved or repaired | 27 | 17 | 10 | 54 | |
| Traps fixed | 30 | 13 | 20 | 63 | |
| Cesspools | Abolished | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Cleansed or disinfected | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished | 10 | 10 | ||
| Pan and trap only furnished | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Water supply furnished | 14 | 5 | 9 | 28 • | |
| Dust bins | Constructed | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Repaired and covers adapte | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | 3 | 14 | 17 | |
| Relaid | 22 | 27 | 15 | 64 | |
| General Water Supply | New receptacle provided | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Receptacle repaired and cleansed | 18 | 1 | 13 | 32 | |
| Water supply provided | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Other Improve- ments | Houses genernlly repaired | 2 | 17 | 19 | |
| ,, cleansed or limewashed | 54 | 32 | 43 | 129 | |
| ,, ventilated | .. | ||||
| Overcrowding abated | 3 | • • | 3 | ||
| Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued | •• | 4 | •• | 4 | |