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Islington 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Table: TABLE II.NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 3rd DAY OF APRIL, 1869, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FIVE WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 3rd DAY OF APRIL, 1869, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Chicken Pox..210410..26
Measles....4213..19
Scarlatina....6613..25
Whooping Cough....183530..83
Croup......31..4
Diarrhœa5..914231061
Dysentery....114..6
Cholera..............
Ague1..........1
Continued Fever....1914..24
Influenza..............
Puerperal Fever......I....1
Rheumatic Fever....1..6..7
Erysipelas3..669..24
Diphtheria......1....1
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis1..91734..61
Mumps........2..2
Pyæmia..............
Bronchitis and Catarrh53..252174267135881
Pneumonia....2810..20
Pleurisy....71110..28
Delirium Tremens........1..1
Insanity5..1......6
Carbuncle....1..6..7
All other Diseases60134516347811842123
1281578192712343293114

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From March 1st, 1869, to March 27th, 1869.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From March 1st, 1869, to March 27th, 1869.

South East District.South West District.North District.Total.
Number of houses inspected1761174297
DrainsConstructed........
Improved or repaired2019..39
Traps fixed1011425
CesspoolsAbolished12..3
Cleansed or disinfected........
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished1....1
Pan and trap only furnished114..15
Water supply furnished127221
Dust bins.Constructed..3..3
Repaired and covers adapted22..4
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed....11
Relaid1714..31
General Water SupplyNew receptacle provided..3..3
Receptacle repaired and cleansed7214..86
Water supply provided........
Other Improve. mentsHouses generally repaired210113
cleansed or limewashed10014..114
ventilated..3..3
Overcrowding use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued..4..4
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued........
Other Amendments103..13