Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1914]
Table CXIV.
NUISANCES. | QUARTERS. | ||||
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lst Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | |
1. The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 332 | 286 | 243 | 252 | 1,113 |
2. ,, ,, in a damp condition | 128 | 63 | 57 | 81 | 329 |
3. ,, in a dilapidated condition | 142 | 113 | 97 | 91 | 443 |
4. The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | 25 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 69 |
5. The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance | 83 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 279 |
6. without a water supply | 29 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 105 |
7. ,, ,, with a deficient supply of water | 62 | 58 | 76 | 51 | 247 |
8. ,, ,, improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance | 54 | 33 | 41 | 36 | 154 |
9. ,, ,, so defective as to be a nuisance | 59 | 60 | 52 | 65 | 236 |
10. ,, ,, stopped | 32 | 38 | 23 | 26 | 119 |
11. ,, ,, placed in an improper position | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
12. Insufficient external ventilation to water-closets | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 |
13. Insufficient water-closet accommodation | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 56 |
14. The soil pipe defective | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 58 |
15. „ unventilated | 11 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 47 |
16. ,, improperly ventilated | 11 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 51 |
17. The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving | 180 | 83 | 94 | 121 | 478 |
18. The yard dirty | 22 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 69 |
19. undrained | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
20. A gully trap improperly placed within the house | 20 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 75 |
21. The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
22. ,, ,, improperly trapped | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
23. ,, ,, untrapped | 113 | 101 | 68 | 59 | 341 |
24. ,, of lavatory directly connected with the drain | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
25. ,, „ improperly trapped | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
26. „ ,, untrapped | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
27. ,, of bath directly connected with the drain | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
28. ,, ,, improperly trapped | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
29. ,, „ untrapped | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 42 |
30. The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 78 | 65 | 133 | 52 | 326 |
31. „ „ being without a close fitting cover | 81 | 70 | 80 | 61 | 292 |
32. ,, ,,being placed in an improper position | 24 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 81 |
33. „ ,, defective | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 |