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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.—continued.

NUISANCES.QUARTERS.
1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
34. An accumulation or deposit of refuse injurious to health, by reason of the want of a proper dustbin or ashpit100915652299
35. The dustbin or ashpit defective236184212199831
36. placed in an improper position31252424104
37. The drain foul1217221566
38. „ defective4484204114371,716
39. „ choked or stopped861225551314
40. „ unventilated2902972352601,082
41. The rainwater pipe in direct communication with the drain233310213226982
42. „ „ in direct communication with the soil-pipe927341686
43. „ „ defective41333427135
44. The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with the cistern which is used for flushing the W.C.107148180105540
45. The house without a proper water supply33504046169
46. The roof defective74288245229
47. The guttering defective37243230123
48. The area improperly paved2121232691
49. „ dirty814101345
50. „ undrained3219241691
51. The paving of the washhouse defective29322833122
52. The back addition walls defective4211320
53. The want of a proper manure receptacle1819302794
54. The bakehouse walls dirty. .. .. .. .. .
55. An animal kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance1815222984
56. The house or part of the house so overcrowded as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates39264748160
57. An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act77184648
58. A tent, van, shed, or similar structure used for human habitation which is in such a state as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates. .2. .. .2
59. The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilated30575656199
60. The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being improperly or insufficiently ventilated129131115145520
All Nuisances5,1165,5565,4795,08321,234