Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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163 [1900
Table C.
Inspector Jordan. | Inspector Cowling. | |||||||||
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year. | 1st Quarte. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | |
Lodging Houses on the Register | — | — | 300 | 300 | •• | .. | .. | 159 | 159 | 159 |
Number of Houses inspected | 1,305 | 1,214 | 911 | 1,223 | 4,653 | .. | .. | 79 | 79 | 158 |
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c. | 692 | 136 | 405 | 278 | 1,511 | .. | .. | 621 | 440 | 1,061 |
Total Inspections, &c. | 1,997 | 1,350 | 1,316 | 1,501 | 6,164 | • • | • • | 700 | 519 | 1,219 |
Improvements. | ||||||||||
Drains— | ||||||||||
Constructed | 4 | .. | 2 | 5 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Improved or repaired | 87 | 52 | 53 | 63 | 255 | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | 10 |
Traps fixed | 32 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 73 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Cesspools— | ||||||||||
Abolished | .. | .. | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cleansed or disinfected | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Privies and Water Closets— | ||||||||||
Pan, trap and water supply furnished | 5 | .. | 3 | 5 | 13 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Pan and trap only furnished | 10 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 26 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 |
Water supply furnished | 59 | 33 | 28 | 40 | 160 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 8 |
Extra closets | 5 | .. | ... | .. | 5 | .. | .. | ... | .. | .. |
Dust Bins— | ||||||||||
Constructed | .. | 4 | 15 | 10 | 29 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 4 |
Repairs and covers adapted | 2 | 6 | .. | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Surface Drains and Pavement of Yards— | ||||||||||
Constructed | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Relaid.. | 36 | 24 | 57 | 44 | 161 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
General Water- | ||||||||||
New receptacles provided | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Receptacles repaired and cleansed | 68 | 77 | 64 | 59 | 268 | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Water supply provided | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Improvements — | ||||||||||
Houses generally repaired | 3 | 6 | .. | 2 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 9 |
,, &c., cleansed or limewashed | 23 | 97 | 109 | 63 | 292 | .. | .. | 9 | 8 | 17 |
,, ventilated | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Overcrowding abated | 28 | 13 | 17 | i8 | 76 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Illegal use of underground rooms for sleeping discontinued | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Amendments and Nuisances abated | 179 | 31 | 98 | 107 | 415 | .. | .. | 12 | 16 | 28 |
Rooms Disinfected | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Total Improvements | 566 | 356 | 470 | 464 | 1,856 | .. | .. | 61 | 45 | 106 |
Total Premises Improved | 301 | 207 | 208 | 232 | 948 | .. | .. | 33 | 19 | 52 |
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