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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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1900] 168

Table CI.—Continued.

NUISANCES.QUARTERS.
1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
34.An accumulation or deposit of refuse injurious to health, by reason of the want of a proper dustbin or ashpit37312634128
35.The dustbin or ashpit defective113131114152510
36.„ ,, placed in an improper position4838555
37.The drain foul12810737
38.„ defective3072512212901,069
39.„ choked or stopped81846747279
40.,, unventilated162144153173632
41.The rainwater pipe in direct communication with the drain9810876105387
42.„ „ in direct communication with the soil-pipe41024745
43.„ „ defective45233040138
44.The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with the cistern which is used for flushing the W.C..48517
45.The house without a proper water supply25413126123
46.The roof defective86415460241
47.The guttering defective53263638153
48.The area improperly paved1725211578
49.„ dirty552315
50.,, undrained1267631
51.The paving of the washhouse defective26272233108
52.The back addition walls defective4. .329
53.The want of a proper manure receptacle7381230
54.The bakehouse walls dirty....9..9
55.An animal kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance67132147
56.The house or part of the house so overcrowded as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates.2215252183
57.An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act131131744
58.A tent, van, shed, or similar structure used for human habitation which is in such a state as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates....1..1
59.The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilatec1319213891
60.The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being improperly or insufficiently ventilated57484577227
All Nuisances3,0442,8222,9053,28212,053