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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1914]
202
| Found. | Remedied. | |
|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness | 80 | 71 |
| Want of, or defective bins | 26 | 23 |
| Defective covers to cisterns | 2 | 2 |
| Defective roofs | 1 | 1 |
| Unsatisfactory storage conditions | 2 | 1 |
| Unsuitable or defective sanitary accommodation | 22 | 18 |
| Other nuisances | 20 | 17 |
| 153 | 133 |
| Workshops. | Workrooms. | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number at the beginning of the year | 687 | 929 |
| Total number added during the year | 12 | 15 |
| 699 | 944 | |
| Total number closed during the year | 39 | 55 |
| Present totals | 660 | 889 |
Outworkers resident in the Borough :—
Total number at the beginning of the year 2,635
Total number added during the year 892
3,527
Total number of removals during the year 590
Now registered 2,937
Outworkers :—
Notifications received from employers in the Borough of Islington 1,675
From employers in other districts per the Medical Officer 6f Health 1,967
Total number notified 3,642
Insanitary premises :—
Notices served for statutory defects 27
Unsatisfactory domestic conditions 104
131
Infectious Diseases :—
Notifications where work is done 31
Disinfection of workrooms and work 31
Letters, etc., sent :
To employers failing to supply lists 368
Notification of outworkers to other districts 1,200
1,568