London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1896
Forty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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| Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c. Number of on the Register | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... | 18 | 22 | |
| „ Number of Workrooms therein | 11 | ... | ... | 20 | 31 | ... | 3 | ... | 9 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | ... | 43 | 57 | |
| „ Number of Inspections of | 9 | 41 | 129 | 71 | 250 | 9 | 18 | 169 | 117 | 313 | 18 | 14 | 98 | 112 | 242 | 8 | 12 | 201 | 84 | 305 | 44 | 85 | 597 | 384 | 1110 | |
| „ No. of Re-inspections of | 89 | 340 | 149 | 259 | 787 | 39 | 211 | 58 | 269 | 577 | 104 | 74 | 85 | 314 | 577 | 43 | 134 | 117 | 339 | 633 | 225 | 759 | 409 | 1181 | 2574 | |
| Workrooms, Number of Inspections of | ... | 9 | ... | 5 | 14 | ... | 8 | 1 | 29 | 38 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 17 | 1 | 38 | 58 | |
| „ found to be overcrowded | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| „ found to be insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| „ found to be in a dirty condition | ... | ... | 56 | 2 | 58 | ... | 4 | 55 | 18 | 77 | ... | ... | 12 | 2 | 14 | ... | ... | 112 | ... | 112 | ... | 4 | 235 | 22 | 261 | |
| Workshops, &c., newly discovered and registered during the year | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 28 | |
| „ Workrooms therein measured | 10 | 1 | ... | 29 | 40 | ... | 3 | ... | 43 | 46 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | ... | 15 | 17 | 11 | 5 | ... | 103 | 119 | |
| „ Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 6 | |
| „ Removed from the Register | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Workroom Cards distributed, showing number of persons permitted in each room | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | |
| Statutory Notices and Written Intimations issued | 6 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 43 | ... | 5 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 6 | 49 | 111 | |
| Works carried out under supervision:- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drains | Constructed | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 57 |
| Improved or repaired | 6 | 22 | ... | 9 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 13 | 4 | ... | 14 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 50 | 5 | 47 | 132 | |
| Traps fixed | 10 | 40 | 3 | 21 | 74 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 27 | 71 | 25 | 4 | ... | 11 | 40 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 28 | 68 | 55 | 104 | 7 | 87 | 253 | |
| Cesspools | Abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cleansed or disinfected | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap & water supply furnished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pan and trap only furnished | 8 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 50 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 54 | 31 | 56 | 5 | 86 | 178 | |
| Water supply furnished | 9 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 53 | 36 | 63 | 7 | 73 | 179 | |
| Dust Bins | Constructed | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ... | 1 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 52 |
| Repaired and Covers adapted | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | 8 | |
| Surface Drains | Constructed | ... | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ... | 12 | ... | 8 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 11 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 55 |
| Relaid | ... | 19 | ... | 3 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | 5 | 24 | |
| General Water | New receptacles provided | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | 10 |
| Receptacles repaired and cleansed | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 39 | |
| Water supply provided | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 6 | |
| Additional means of ventilation provided | 8 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 56 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2 | ... | 10 | 31 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 43 | 35 | 60 | 5 | 52 | 152 | |
| Rooms cleansed and whitewashed | ... | 29 | 100 | 17 | 146 | ... | 17 | 35 | 2 | 54 | ... | ... | 53 | 8 | 61 | ... | 20 | 65 | 21 | 106 | ... | 66 | 253 | 48 | 367 | |
| Yards, Floors. Roofs. &c., repaired | 12 | 66 | ... | 15 | 93 | 24 | 48 | 4 | 37 | 113 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 67 | 9 | 48 | 5 | 49 | 111 | 76 | 176 | 14 | 118 | 384 | |
| Sanitary Conveniences constructed | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 18 | ... | 11 | 1 | 12 | 24 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 19 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 41 | 71 | |
| Nuisances which came under notice during the inspections:– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drains untrapped, unventilated, &c | ... | 15 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 7 | ... | 14 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 54 | 123 | |
| Sanitary Conveniences ill-lighted, unventilated and defective in water supply | ... | 16 | 1 | 11 | 28 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 35 | 70 | |
| Sanitary Conveniences supplied from drinking water cisterns | ... | 6 | ... | 7 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 28 | |
| Cisterns dirty or uncovered | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ... | 12 | 23 | |
| Dustbins, wanting or defective | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 22 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 41 | |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 39 | 3 | 22 | 65 | 2 | 7 | ... | 21 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 13 | 67 | 171 | |
| "Overcrowding" of Workrooms, Cases of, abated | 1 | 10 | ... | 7 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 27 | |
| Chimneys of Factories, Workshops, &c | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 39 | ... | 6 | 4 | 52 | 64 | ... | 5 | 3 | 34 | 42 | ... | ... | 9 | 49 | 58 | ... | 10 | 19 | 174 | 203 | |
| Totals | 135 | 814 | 459 | 665 | 2073 | 121 | 476 | 342 | 800 | 1739 | 322 | 156 | 271 | 654 | 1403 | 123 | 366 | 530 | 783 | 1802 | 701 | 1812 | 1602 | 2902 | 7017 | |