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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 31st DAY OF JULY, 1869, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

TABLE II.

NEW CASES OF DISEASE COMING UNDER. TREATMENT DURING THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING SATURDAY, THE 31st DAY OF JULY, 1869, AT THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS:—

Chicken Pox....11420..35
Measles....1325..20
Scarlatina....37234..73
Whooping Cough....194431..94
Croup....• •12..3
Diarrœa3..8410316835393
Dysentery......39..12
Cholera........1..1
Ague......11..2
Continued Fever1..629..18
Influenza..............
Puerperal Fever..............
Rheumatic Fever......21..3
Erysipelas2..347..16
Diphtheria..............
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis1..72038..66
Mumps....1..1..2
Pyæmia..............
Bronchitis and Catarrh4..787212018292
Pneumonia....2..2..4
Pleurisy1..145..11
Delirium Tremens2..2......4
Insanity5..111....17
Carbuncle....1......1
All other Diseases51173155987212261928
Total701758387311762792998

Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From July 5th, 1869, to July 31st, 1869.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From July 5th, 1869, to July 31st, 1869.

South East District.South "West District.North District.Total.
Number of houses inspected222120171513
DrainsConstructed22..4
Improved or repaired2415241
Traps fixed315440
CesspoolsAbolished....11
Cleansed or dusinfected........
Privies and WaterClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished1....1
Pan and trap only furnished........
Water supply furnished66820
Dust binsConstructed151..16
Repaired and covers adapted221620
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed....11
Relaid4515767
General WaterSupplyNew receptacles provided..1..1
Receptacles repaired and cleansed2817..45
Water supply provided........
Other Improve. mentsHouses generally repaired913..22
„ &c., cleansed or limewashed775031158
„ ventilated..4..4
Overcrowding abated2316
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued............
Other Amendments331117