Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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1896]
DESCRIPTION OF WORK. | Quarter ending 28th March, 1896. | Quarter ending 27th June, 1896. | Quarter ending 26th Sept., 1896. | Quarter ending 2nd Jan., 1897. | Tota1 for Yearending 2nd Jan., 1897. | |||||||||||||||
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Dressmakers & Ladies' Tailors. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Dressmakers & Ladies' Tailors. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Dressmakers & Ladies' Tailors. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Dressmakers & Ladies' Tailors. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Dressmakers & Ladies' Tailors. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | |
Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c. Number of on the Register | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ Number of Workrooms therein | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
„ Number of Inspections of | 41 | 131 | 108 | 280 | 146 | 36 | 150 | 332 | 112 | 27 | 111 | 250 | 110 | 123 | 156 | 389 | 409 | 317 | 525 | 1251 |
„ Number of Re-Inspections of | 26 | 105 | 66 | 197 | 81 | 67 | 163 | 311 | 139 | 33 | 95 | 267 | 93 | 82 | 111 | 286 | 339 | 287 | 435 | 1061 |
Workrooms, Number of Inspections of | 61 | 306 | 118 | 485 | 167 | 89 | 209 | 465 | 142 | 72 | 146 | 360 | 153 | 313 | 214 | 680 | 523 | 780 | 687 | 1990 |
,, found to be overcrowded | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 2 | .. | 10 | 12 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 | 6 | .. | 19 | 25 |
„ found to be insufficiently ventilated | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 6 | 9 |
„ found to be in a dirty condition | .. | 26 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 50 |
Workshops, &c., newly discovered and registered during the year | 24 | .. | 56 | 80 | 40 | 1 | 26 | 67 | 27 | 6 | 29 | 62 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 46 | 106 | 15 | 134 | 255 |
„ Workrooms therein measured | 25 | .. | 64 | 89 | 42 | 2 | 37 | 81 | 35 | 16 | 33 | 84 | 16 | 13 | 39 | 68 | 118 | 31 | 173 | 322 |
,, Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 15 | 8 | 33 | 56 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 59 | 32 | 81 | 172 |
,, Removed from the Register | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Houses visited for enquiry at which no female hands were employed* | 20 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 31 | 4 | 27 | 62 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 43 | 92 | 27 | 71 | 190 |
Workroom Cards distributed, showing number of persons permitted in each room | 41 | .. | 29 | 70 | 89 | .. | 145 | 234 | 84 | .. | 69 | 153 | 36 | .. | 54 | 90 | 250 | .. | 297 | 547 |
Written Intimations issued | 2 | 30 | 11 | 43 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 53 | 33 | 107 |
Works carried out under supervision:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Additional means of ventilation provided | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 |
(b) Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | .. | 16 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 2 | .. | 5 | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 45 |
(c) Yards, Floors, Roofs, &c., repaired | 2 | 20 | 9 | 31 | .. | 22 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 22 | 84 |
(d) Sanitary Conveniences constructed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Nuisances which came under notice during the inspections:— | ||||||||||||||||||||
(e) Drains untrapped, unventilated, &c. | 4 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 36 | 45 | 112 |
(f) Sanitary Conveniences ill-lighted, unventilated and defective in water supply | 1 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 38 |
(g) Sanitary Conveniences supplied from drinking water cisterns | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
(h) Cisterns dirty or uncovered | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
(i) Dustbins, wanting or defective | .. | 12 | 4 | 16 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .. | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 38 |
(j) Miscellaneous | .. | 30 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 55 | 36 | 104 |
"Overcrowding" of Workrooms, Cases of, abated | 1 | .. | 6 | 7 | 1 | .. | 9 | 10 | 3 | .. | 2 | 5 | 2 | .. | 3 | 5 | 7 | .. | 20 | 27 |
*Houses where a Business Plate or the Directory,or Newspaper Advertisements implied probability that Female Workers would be employed, but at which none were found. |