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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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167 [1900

Table CI.Giving a Summary of the Nuisances discovered by Sanitary Inspectors during the Four Quarters andfor the Year 1900, for the abatement of which notices were served.

nuisances.quarters.
1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
1.The house or part of the house in a dirty condition1191411ll138509
2.„ „ in a damp condition66253753181
8.„ in a dilapidated condition776585112339
4.The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped88134122135479
5.The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance145150152191638
6.„ „ without a water supply46324433155
7.„ „ with a deficient supply of water33615373220
8.„ „ improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance2622552502731,040
9.,, „ so defective as to be a nuisance102121127125475
10.„ „ stopped1918251981
11.„ ,, placed in an improper position1411101550
12.Insufficient external ventilation to water-closet27173328105
13.Insufficient water-closet accommodation1513131758
14.The soil pipe defective34462828136
15.,, unventilated77706980296
16.„ improperly ventilated48544841191
17.The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving199127131217674
18.The yard dirty2520162283
19.„ untrained2614152681
20.A gully trap improperly placed within the house79597497309
21.The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain60675369249
22.„ „ improperly trapped35222830115
23.„ „ untrapped20295634139
24.„ of lavatory directly connected with the drain313310
25.„ „ improperly trapped2..215
26.„ „ untrapped2117151063
27.„ of bath directly connected with the drain10313834
28.„ improperly trapped535..13
29.„ „ untrapped1912271977
30.The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance31404148160
31.„ „ being without a close-fitting cover84948374335
32.,, „ being placed in an improper position35284323129
33.„ „ defective9715637