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
This page requires JavaScript
167 [1900
nuisances. | quarters. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | ||
1. | The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 119 | 141 | 1ll | 138 | 509 |
2. | „ „ in a damp condition | 66 | 25 | 37 | 53 | 181 |
8. | „ in a dilapidated condition | 77 | 65 | 85 | 112 | 339 |
4. | The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | 88 | 134 | 122 | 135 | 479 |
5. | The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance | 145 | 150 | 152 | 191 | 638 |
6. | „ „ without a water supply | 46 | 32 | 44 | 33 | 155 |
7. | „ „ with a deficient supply of water | 33 | 61 | 53 | 73 | 220 |
8. | „ „ improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance | 262 | 255 | 250 | 273 | 1,040 |
9. | ,, „ so defective as to be a nuisance | 102 | 121 | 127 | 125 | 475 |
10. | „ „ stopped | 19 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 81 |
11. | „ ,, placed in an improper position | 14 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 50 |
12. | Insufficient external ventilation to water-closet | 27 | 17 | 33 | 28 | 105 |
13. | Insufficient water-closet accommodation | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 58 |
14. | The soil pipe defective | 34 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 136 |
15. | ,, unventilated | 77 | 70 | 69 | 80 | 296 |
16. | „ improperly ventilated | 48 | 54 | 48 | 41 | 191 |
17. | The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving | 199 | 127 | 131 | 217 | 674 |
18. | The yard dirty | 25 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 83 |
19. | „ untrained | 26 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 81 |
20. | A gully trap improperly placed within the house | 79 | 59 | 74 | 97 | 309 |
21. | The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain | 60 | 67 | 53 | 69 | 249 |
22. | „ „ improperly trapped | 35 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 115 |
23. | „ „ untrapped | 20 | 29 | 56 | 34 | 139 |
24. | „ of lavatory directly connected with the drain | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
25. | „ „ improperly trapped | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 5 |
26. | „ „ untrapped | 21 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 63 |
27. | „ of bath directly connected with the drain | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
28. | „ improperly trapped | 5 | 3 | 5 | .. | 13 |
29. | „ „ untrapped | 19 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 77 |
30. | The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 31 | 40 | 41 | 48 | 160 |
31. | „ „ being without a close-fitting cover | 84 | 94 | 83 | 74 | 335 |
32. | ,, „ being placed in an improper position | 35 | 28 | 43 | 23 | 129 |
33. | „ „ defective | 9 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 37 |