Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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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 | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | 20 | .. | 35 |
Measles | .. | .. | 13 | 2 | 5 | .. | 20 |
Scarlatina | .. | .. | 37 | 2 | 34 | .. | 73 |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | 19 | 44 | 31 | .. | 94 |
Croup | .. | .. | • • | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Diarrœa | 3 | .. | 84 | 103 | 168 | 35 | 393 |
Dysentery | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | .. | 12 |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Ague | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Continued Fever | 1 | .. | 6 | 2 | 9 | .. | 18 |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Rheumatic Fever | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Erysipelas | 2 | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 | .. | 16 |
Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sorethroat or Tonsillitis | 1 | .. | 7 | 20 | 38 | .. | 66 |
Mumps | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Pyæmia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis and Catarrh | 4 | .. | 78 | 72 | 120 | 18 | 292 |
Pneumonia | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 |
Pleurisy | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | 11 |
Delirium Tremens | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Insanity | 5 | .. | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 17 |
Carbuncle | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
All other Diseases | 51 | 17 | 315 | 598 | 721 | 226 | 1928 |
Total | 70 | 17 | 583 | 873 | 1176 | 279 | 2998 |
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 inspected | 222 | 120 | 171 | 513 | ||
Drains | Constructed | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | |
Improved or repaired | 24 | 15 | 2 | 41 | ||
Traps fixed | 31 | 5 | 4 | 40 | ||
Cesspools | Abolished | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Cleansed or dusinfected | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Privies and WaterClosets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Pan and trap only furnished | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Water supply furnished | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | ||
Dust bins | Constructed | 15 | 1 | .. | 16 | |
Repaired and covers adapted | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 | ||
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Relaid | 45 | 15 | 7 | 67 | ||
General WaterSupply | New receptacles provided | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Receptacles repaired and cleansed | 28 | 17 | .. | 45 | ||
Water supply provided | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Other Improve. ments | Houses generally repaired | 9 | 13 | .. | 22 | |
„ &c., cleansed or limewashed | 77 | 50 | 31 | 158 | ||
„ ventilated | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | ||
Overcrowding abated | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued.... | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Other Amendments | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |