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Islington 1897

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

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Table CI. Giving a summary of the Nuisances discovered by Sanitary Inspectors during the Four Quartersand for the Year 1897, for the abatement of which notices were served.

NUISANCES.QUARTERS.
1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
1. The house or part of the house in a dirty condition145129164146584
2. „ „ in a damp condition91549279316
3. „ in a dilapidated condition746910592340
4. The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped2393492522251,065
5. The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance3193404072741,340
6. „ „ without a water supply51876845251
7. „ „ with a deficient supply of water91684866273
8. improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance3604465053961,707
9. „ „ so defective as to be a nuisance81113120132446
10. „ „ stopped2930261297
11. „ „ placed in an improper position42391942142
12. Insufficient external ventilation to water-closet53613853205
13. Insufficient water-closet accommodation1916192680
14. The soil-pipe defective106159165149579
15. „ unventilated1962373362541,023
16. „ improperly ventilated5590127101373
17. The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving2792382242621,003
18. The yard dirty40393836153
19. „ undrained56452422147
20. A gully trap improperly placed within the house165160147166638
21. The waste-pipe of sink directly connected with the drain167171144137619
22. „ „ improperly trapped551014454254
23. „ „ untrapped53697260254
24. „ of lavatory directly connected with the drain51231131
25. „ „ improperly trapped8132629
26. „ „ untrapped32382423117
27. „ of bath directly connected with the drain137141549
28. „ „ improperly trapped81016741
29. „ „ untrapped36402229127
30. The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance52525250206
31. „ „ being without a close-fitting cover111115115106447
32. „ „ being placed in an improper position20343055139
33. „ „ defective343717