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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 1893
Thirty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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Dust-bins. —These were also disinfected (after emptying by the
Dustmen) during the long period that the weather continued warm.
Disinfectants Distributed and used. —In the following statement particulars are given of the manner in which the disinfectants were distributed.
| Disinfecting Powder. | Crude Acid. | Clear Acid. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Cwts. | Gallons. | Gallons. | ||
| To Inhabitants | 61 | 15 | 7,201 | 115 | |
| Works Dept. | Horse and Depôt | 41 | 2 | 40 | — |
| Sewers | 5 | 14 | 1,512 | — | |
| Highways | 7 | 10 | 525 | — | |
| Totals | 116 | 1 | 9,278 | 115 | |
There were, compared with the preceding year, 20 tons mora
Powder, 3,038 gallons more Crude Acid, and 55 gallons more Clear
Acid used.
SUMMARY OF SUMMONSES. Year ending 31st December, 1893.
| Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Adjourned sine die. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-9" | *93 | 64 | 6 | 21 | 1 |
| "Public Health (London) Act, 1891" | †48 | 40 | 7 | • • | • • |
| "Margarine Act, 1887" | 17 | 14 | 3 | • • | • • |
| 158 | 118 | 16 | 21 | 1 |
* In one case the defendant absconded before the hearing.
† One summons not served, defendant having gone away.
Further particulars of these prosecutions are given by the Vestry Clerk in his
Annual Report to the Vestry.