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Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1914
TABLE CXI
| 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 ashpit | 65 | 69 | 45 | 60 | 239 |
| 35. The dustbin or ashpit defective | 285 | 304 | 261 | 208 | 1,058 |
| 36. „ „ placed in an improper position | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 37. The drain foul | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 38. „ defective | 112 | 79 | 108 | 97 | 396 |
| 39 ,, choked or stopped | 48 | 63 | 54 | 50 | 215 |
| 40. „ unventilated | 43 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 87 |
| 41. The rain-water pipe in direct communication with the drain | 12 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 62 |
| 42 „ „ in direct communication with the soil-pipe | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| 43. „ ,, defective | 40 | 28 | 26 | 56 | 150 |
| 44. The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with the cistern which is used for flushing the W.C. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| 45. The house without a proper water supply | 81 | 71 | 78 | 55 | 285 |
| 46. The roof defective | 107 | 77 | 65 | 129 | 378 |
| 47. The guttering defective | 56 | 31 | 35 | 51 | 173 |
| 48. The area improperly paved | 16 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 43 |
| 49. ,, dirty | 5 | I | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 50. ,, undrained | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 |
| 51. The paving of the wash house defective | 30 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 63 |
| 52. The back addition walls defective | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| 53. The want of a proper manure receptacle | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 54. The bakehouse walls dirty | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 55. An animal kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance | 14 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 48 |
| 56. The house or part of a house so overcrowded as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates | 61 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 142 |
| 57. An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act | 14 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 58 |
| 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 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 59. The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilated | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| 60. The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being improperly or insufficiently ventilated | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 66 |
| All Nuisances | 2,625 | 2,078 | | 2,049 | 1,994 | 8,746 |
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