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Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1914]
DISTRICT INSPECTORS' WORK.
Synopsis of the Inspectors Work.—The following statement gives a brief synopsis of the district inspector's work in 1914
| House to house inspections | 552 |
| Other inspections of dwelling houses | 6,990 |
| Re-inspections and calls made | 53,452 |
| Visits of inquiry re notifiable infectious diseases | 2,947 |
| „ school cases of ,, | 5,684 |
| Butchers' shops, stalls, etc. (Saturday nights) | 196 |
| Ice cream shops and factories Dairies and MSlkshops | 145 1,198 |
| Stables and yards | 1,694 |
| Manure deôpts | 97 |
| Certificates under the Customs and Inland Revenue Acts | 4 |
| Water certificates for newly erected houses or flats | 25 |
| Smoke observations | 77 |
Notices Served.—There were 2,380 intimation notices served by the
inspectors with respect to nuisances, of which, 1,248 were delivered personally
and 1,132 by post. In 259 instances it became necessary, as the intimations
had not been attended to, to report the nuisances to the Public Health Committee,
who ordered statutory notices to be served, of which 64 were delivered
personally and 195 by registered letter post.