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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 UNDEIl TREATMENT DURING THE ^IVE WERKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 26th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1868, AT 1HE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDEIl TREATMENT DURING THE ^IVE WERKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 26th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1868, AT 1HE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Workhouse.Infant Poor House.Out Patient Paupers.Holloway Dispensary.Islington Dispensary.Pentonville Convict PrisonTotal.
Small Pox......2....2
Chicken Pox....44....8
Measles....51335..89
Scarlatina..227127..48
Whooping Cough....1492..25
Croup....211..4
Diarrhœa10..124735433294
Dysentery..............
Cholera..............
Ague....32....5
Continued Fever..41488..34
Influenza..............
Puerperal Fever..............
Rheumatic Fever....5..3..8
Erysipelas3..974..23
Diphtheria......12..3
Screthroat of Tonsillitis1..364652..135
Mumps....2......2
Pyæmia..............
Bronchitis and Catarrh21..2289666..459
Pneumonia....433..10
Pleurisy1..84....13
Delirium Tremens........1..1
Insanity3..8..1..12
Carbuncle....311..5
All other Diseases69236796859383132707
Total10829122198711483943887

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From August 31st, 1868, to October 3rd, 1868.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From August 31st, 1868, to October 3rd, 1868.

South East District.South West District.North District.Total.
Number of houses inspected67144104315
DrainsConstruted....66
Improved or repaired912829
Traps fixed1571436
CesspoolsAbolished9..110
Cleansed or disnfacted..1..1
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished10..111
Pan and trap only furnished3..25
Water supply furnished11111537
Dust binsConstructed....1515
Repaired and covers adapted..52126
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed10....10
Relaid19131345
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided111113
Receptacle repaired and cleansed913931
Water supply provided10....10
Other ImprovementsHouses generally repaired157123
„ cleansed or limewashed47321392
„ ventilated10....10
Overcrowding abated..2..2
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued..1..1
Other Amendments561122