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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 FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 29th DAY OF MAY, 1869, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 29th DAY OF MAY, 1869, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Chicken Pox....582..15
Measles....126..9
Scarlatina....4526..35
Whooping Cough..1363626..99
Croup........1..1
Diarrhæa11..11244315104
Dysentery....1..2..3
Cholera..............
Ague..............
Continued Fever....5816..29
Influenza..............
Puerperal Fever..............
Rheumatic Fever........2..2
Erysipelas2..641..13
Diphtheria......2....2
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis....51632154
Mumps....1..1..2
Pyæmia..............
Bronchitis and Catarrh20..1278513852422
Pneumonia....654116
Pleurisy....645..15
Delirium Tremens4..5......9
Insanity4..3......7
Carbuncle......12..3
All other Diseases62203464565391421565
103215696568462112406

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From May 3rd, 1869, to May 29th, 1869.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From May 3rd, 1869, to May 29th, 1869.

South East District.South West District.North District.Total.
Number of houses inspected13023598463
DrainsConstructed639
Improved or repaired1218636
Traps fixed26123977
CesspoolsAbolished1....1
Cleansed or disinfected........
Privies and WaterClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished4..37
Pan and trap only furnished1..12
Water supply furnished9191846
Dust binsConsstructed16..7
Repaired and covers adapted431825
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed2125
Relaid28191360
GeneralWaterSupplyNew receptacle provide..145
Receptacle repaired and cleansed3334572
Water supply provided........
Other Improve. mentsHouses generally repaired231015
„ cleansed or limewashed92508150
„ ventilated..14..14
Overcrowding abtaed..2..2
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued..1..1
Other Amendments185932