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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 APRIL, 1868, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

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

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Hollo way Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict PrisonTotal.
Small Pox....17102..29
Chicken....676..20
Measles0....18110..29
Scarlatina....151012..37
Whooping Cough....241020..54
Croup......1....1
Diarrhoea10..302271079
Dysentery0....11....2
Cholera..............
Ague......2....2
Continued Fever5..755..22
Influenza..............
Puerperal....1......1
Rheumatic Fever1..1..1..3
Erusipelas1..732..13
Diphtheria......1....1
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis....82217..47
Mumps....3......3
Pyaemia..............
Bronchitis and Catarrh23..297133151..640
Pneumonia2..5611..24
Pleurisy....395..17
Delirium Tremen1..1..1..3
Insanity2..21....5
Carbuncle1..1......2
All other Diseases49205245696532272042
Total95219718139032733076

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From March 30th, 1868, to April 25tb, 1868.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From March 30th, 1868, to April 25tb, 1868.

SouthEast District.South West District.. North District.Total.
Number of houses inspected149197169515
DrainsConstructed1021224
Improved or repaired3616557
Traps fixed1843254
CesspoolsAbolished........
Cleansed or disinfected....11
Privies and WaterClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished4..59
Pan and trap only furnished22..4
Water supply furnished79521
Dust bins"Constructed211114
Repaired and covers adapted..6..6
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed....1919
Relaid.3120556
General WaterNew receptacle provided72413
Receptacle repaired and cleansed23161655
Water supply provided..1..1
Other Improve- mentsHouses generally repaired192627
,, cleansed or liraewashed912413131
,, ventilated........
Overcrowding abated141..15
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued..••••••