Forty-second annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington page 147

Islington 1897

Forty-second annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington

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Summary of Sanitary Work from Inspector Jordan's report on Houses Let in Lodgings during the year 1897.

	1st Quarter.	2nd Quarter.	3rd Quarter.	4th Quarter.	Year.
Number of Houses inspected	1,307	1,215	345	918	3,785
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c	504	281	124	241	1,150
Total Inspections, &c	1,811	1,496	469	1,159	4,935
Improvements.
Drains—
Constructed	1	7	2	4	14
Improved or repaired	124	66	23	58	271
Traps fixed	11	11	..	12	34
Cesspools—
Abolished	..	..	..	..	..
Cleansed or disinfected	..	..	..	..	..
Privies and Water Closets—	..	..	..	..	..
Pan, trap and water supply furnished	9	28	..	3	40
Pan and trap only furnished	7	10	5	18	40
Water supply furnished	37	24	6	42	109
Extra closets	..	..	7	8	15
Dust Bins—
Constructed	22	18	9	5	54
Repairs and covers adapted	2	4	..	2	8
Surface Drains and Pavement of Yards -
Constructed	4	. .	..	1	5
Relaid	35	57	2	9	103
General Water—
New receptacles provided	..	1	..	..	1
Receptacles repaired and cleansed	32	112	19	48	211
Water supply provided	4	1	..	3	8
Other Improvements—
Houses generally repaired	5	17	26	7	55
,, &c., cleansed or limewashed	13	101	23	39	176
,, ventilated	1	..	..	..	1
Overcrowding abated	15	15	5	10	45
Illegal use of underground rooms for sleeping discontinued	..	..	..	..	..
Other Amendments or Nuisances abated	108	105	4	64	281
Rooms Disinfected	..	••	••	••	••
Total Improvements	430	577	131	333	1,471
Total Premises Improved	231	214	91	184	720