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Islington 1900

Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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TABLE XCIX. Summary of Workshops Work from Inspector West's Reports during the Year 1900.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK.Quarter ending 31st March, 1900.Quarter ending 30th June, 1900.Quarter ending 29th September, 1900.Quarter ending 29th December, 1900.Year ending 29th December, 1900.
Tailors.Shoemakers.Pianoforte Makers.Cycle Makers.Bakehouses.Miscellaneous.Total.Tailors.Shoemakers.Pianoforte Makers.Cycle Makers.Bakehouses.Miscellaneous.Total.Tailors.Shoemakers.Pianoforte Makers.Cycle Makers.Bakehouses.Miscellaneous.Total.Tailors.Shoemakers.Pianoforte Makers.Cycle Makers.Bakehouses.Miscellaneous.Total.Tailors.Shoemakers.Pianoforte Makers.Cycle Makers.Bakehouses.Miscellaneous.Total.
Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c. Number of on the Register........262..262........262..2621231126239336183636826093451183636826093451
„ Number of Workrooms therein........275..275........275..27517113427564464194412013273162631194412013273162631
„ Number of Inspections of344..26651027225315121740515462106372532298822231424387424099972842510921781
„ Number of Re-inspections of13430..61473581213113..82462672..1517..38311381448274265226311980187420717682265
Workrooms, Number of Inspections of16834..8720334891514432334368401186321445327603313649281686201034591772903363217912982
„ found to be overcrowded..........11..............................2........2..2......13
„ found to be insufficiently ventilated..........11..........11......................................22
„ found to be in a dirty condition2..1....25....36..31774..3....61322..9..11135562123714857157
Workshops, &c. newly discovered and registered..........2211......35....41..1823173157249111183298272141
„ Workrooms therein measured..........1111......46..7113459662491837796699236194512013125170492
„ Reported to H.m. Inspector on discovery......................................................................
„ Removed from the Register..................................................2..2........2..2
Houses visited for enquiry at which no male hands were employed......................................................................
Workroom Cards distributed, showing number of persons permitted in each room......................................................................
Intimation Notices served121..35764....19....4160..25..2485721312365863172628211267
Statutory Notices „..........1111..........22..........22..........11..........1616
Works carried out under supervision:—
DrainsConstructed1........1011..11....35........123........167111..22126
Improved or Repaired..........1111....1....67....3....1114..........44....4....3036
Traps fixed3..........3235151....1219....1....89........24648452..298111
Water ClosetsW.C.'s constructed or provided..........2424..........1414........12223....1....3031....1..19092
Urinals constructed......................................................................
Pan, trap & water supplyh furnished......................................................................
Pan and trap only furnished....2....4547..11....2931....2..12932....3..24449..18..3147159
Water supply furnished..........31311..1....1719....1..12426....1....42431..3..1114119
Dust BinsConstructed..........55..........11..........55........................1111
Repaired and Covers adapted......................................................................
Surface DrainsConstructed3........2326..4......610..........22..........343434......6572
Relaid..........33........................33........................66
General WaterCisterns provided......................................................................
Cisterns repaired and cleansed..........11..1......34..........55........1..1..1....1911
Water supply provided......................................................................
Ventilation and Cleansing, etc.Additional means of ventilation provided1........2223..21....1417....1....1314........11718122..16672
Rooms cleansed and limewashed..........29837....63..8216161........42175911242574512111267221086378
Yards Floors, Roofs, &c. repaired3..1....2630..24....1016....1..11517....1..23336327..38499
Miscellaneous1..1....1820....3..22631....1..11820133..15866238..4120137
Nuisances which came under notice during the inspections :— Drains, untrapped, unventilated, &c...2......79..........1313..........1010..1......910..3......3942
Sanitary Conveniences ill-lighted, unventilated, and defective in water supply....2..21115....6....713..11..1912..11....1315..210..34055
Sanitary Conveniences supplied from drinking water cisterns......................................................................
Cisterns dirty or uncovered..1....113..........22........112..........11..1....258
Dust bins, wanting or defective..1......23........1..1..........22................1....146
Miscellaneous..12....44359..........1717..37....2434265..1476122112..5131171
"Overcrowding" of Workrooms, Cases of, abated............................................2........2..2........2
Smoke observations........2326328..........276276..........192192........2198200........4992996
Totals472585..752146523742248419611201644325946341014942187733101444692869710232711473021560510471122225759511799