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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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55
1927
Walls, etc., cleansed
Position altered 1
Dust Bins :
Provided 77
Repaired
Areas :
Constructed
Paved
Yards :
Paved
Repaved 8
Sinks :
Provided 16
Waste pipe repaired
Domestic Water Supply :
Cisterns provided
Cisterns repaired and cleansed 1
Water supply provided to dwelling house
Water supply provided to tenement house
Walls and Ceilings of Rooms cleansed and
redecorated 328
Other Improvements :
Staircase and passages repaired, cleansed
and redecorated 63
Floor space ventilated
Floors repaired 63
Guttering and rain water pipes repaired
Roofs repaired 89
Overcrowding abated 2
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping
discontinued
Other Improvements, or Nuisances abated 389
Rooms Disinfected
Total Improvements 1077
Total Premises Improved 304
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
(9 and 10 Geo. 5. Ch. 72.)
This Act. came into operation on the 1st January, 1920, to make
further provision for the destruction of rats and mice.
Summary of Work under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act during the years 1922-27 :—
| 1927 | 1926 | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | 1922 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Streets visited | 235 | 217 | 96 | 91 | 544 | 711 |
| Number of Private Houses visited | 368 | 320 | 133 | 176 | 650 | 1.023 |
| Number of Shops and Factories visited | 81 | 61 | 14 | 19 | 712 | 1,009 |
| Total Premises inspected | 449 | 381 | 147 | 195 | 1,362 | 2,032 |
| Found Rat Infested | 191 | 174 | 66 | 61 | 787 | 1,331 |
| Found Mice Infested | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 72 |
| Defective Drains Repaired (Cause of Rat trouble) | 48 | 49 | 51 | 60 | 13 | 52 |
| Number of Complaints received | 102 | 173 | 105 | 118 | 67 | 177 |