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Islington 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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[1911

Table: TABLE CXXXVII.— continued.

TABLE CXXXVII.— 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 ashpit77704961257
35.The dustbin or ashpit defective2183072603121 097
36.,, „ placed in an improper position ..36211
37.The drain foul65516
38.,, defective212159138194703
39„ choked or stopped50638161255
40.,, unventilated49242831132
41.The rain-water pipe in direct communication with the drain37142332106
42.,, ,, in direct communication with the soil-pipe13318
43.„ defective46363375190
44.The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with the cistern which is used for flushing the W.C.....17..17
45.The house without a proper water supply119121103112455
46.The roof defective858788186446
47.The guttering defective66313370200
48.The area improperly paved141161546
49.„ dirty335415
50.„ undrained..82414
51.The paving of the washhouse defective33313324121
52.The back addition walls defective1....12
53.The want of a proper manure receptacle119213
54.The bakehouse walls dirty..........
55.An animal kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance912212466
56.The house or part of a house so overcrowded as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates2716322196
57.An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act12910435
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..12
59.The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilated595524
60.The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being improperly or insufficiently ventilated44261918107
All Nuisances2.9012,4282.6002,84510,774