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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 Y. Summary of Sanitary Work from Inspectors' Reports, from 4th January, 1897,to 1st January, 1898.

DISTRICTS. Total
123 4567891011121314
Number of Houses inspected5318665198763733884263973986116974936554527682
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c4836389234581090338333263934358736584456521732465290468557058
Visits to Bakehouses311. ,5
Do Cowhouses?,41411?,53187
Do. Slaughter-houses31334911411172410442182
Do. Stables and Yards2134154931146212724623011112847823159
Do. Courts, &c.96717141
Factories, House Slaughtr house 4, ,3..7, ,14
Do. Fields, Lanes, &c.9, ,312
Do. Factories, Horse Slaughter
houses, Piggeries, &c., Bell Isle1111
Do. Under Sale of Food and Drugs3566415851179373845948454842760
Acts
Dust Removals Ordered 9110
f Registered Lodging Houses751177
Total Inspections, &c...5428482440655309390937534457412743075408623639077402596669098
Improvements.
Drains—
Constructed 193118871788491125130161154751141141041728
Improved or repaired•fi13868116508536676412016816976391291
Traps fixed926410444676532443551720694737446421£044327936
Cesspools—
Abolished 72881S2fi41
Cleansed or disinfected 833418
Privies and Water Closets—
Pan, trap and water supply furnished6173022029816113479185502103827150562509
Pan and trap only furnished3334755815117113182110166132212fl1131
Water supply furnished.453jo655253512113129112726480
Dust Bins—
Constructed 6763423734463510612510814899121801256
Repaired and Covers adapted......3183381450210â– 30665121252
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards—
Constructed 21724235113110724208101299999935
Relaid18612114777847916317941106167 96471394
General Water—
New receptacles provided931511112291312608452
Receptacles repaired and cleansed ..2215134242023924759364955138633
Water supply provided15810372572831172950112330321
Other improvements—
Houses generally repaired 432125616111382955111579521
Do. &c., cleansed or lime washed681213333713512510910931564
Do. ventilated24514688j16125383931302911518
Overcrowding abated 1312fi993216111099
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued .302636319fi7126
Other Amendments or Nuisances abated 6365224514663927029871160172934848415377157959
Rooms disinfected.18048511311386730fil3261552201231652033288
Total Improvements..3024246518852649165512391452234228273366231732363505216034122
Total Premises Improved..62941722750437220328534846251168039811664726674

* Vide special reports of Inspector W«st.
t ,, „ ,, of Miss Gray and Inspector West.
J „ ,, „ of Inspector Jordan.