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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 JULY, 1868, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

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

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Holloway Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict PrisonTotal.
Small Pox• •• •142• •• •16
Chicken Pox• •• •245• •11
Measles• •• •433512• •90
Scarlatina• •1261317• •57
Whooping Cough• •• •161422• •52
Croup• •• •11..• •2
Diarrhoea9• •27118411121596
Dysentery1• •• •1• •..2
Cholera• •• •• •1• •..1
Ague1• •11....3
Continued Fever111162..21
Influenza..• •• •........
Puerperal Fever• •• •• •........
Rheumatic Fever• •• •• •........
Erysipelas..• •832..13
Diphtheria..• •• •2....2
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis• •• •17279..53
Mumps• •• •1• •....1
Pyaemia• •• •• •........
Bronchitis and Catarrh8• •160416222293
Pneumonia• •• •122..5
Pleurisy• •• •823..13
Delirium Tremens• •• •• •1....1
Insanity4• •7....112
Carbuncle1• •31....5
All other Diseases58215595567462132153
Total832311498979932573402

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From June 29th, 1868, to August 1st, 1868.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From June 29th, 1868, to August 1st, 1868.

South East District.South West District.North District.Total.
Number of houses inspected243309172724
DrainsConstructed5..611
Improved or repaired232511 4059 68
Traps fixed262
CesspoolsAbolished4..26
Cleansed or disinfected........
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished7..18
Pan and trap only furnished1..23
Water supply furnished13123661
Dust binsConstructed..167
Repaired and covers adapted..426
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed....11
Relaid25162364
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided2114
Receptacle repaired and cleansed3814355
Water supply provided..415
Other ImprovementsHouses generally repaired194629
„ cleansed or limewashed1187663257
„ ventilated........
Overcrowding abated• •314
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued......• •....
Other Amendments20..2444
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