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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 1898
Forty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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Table XCVII. Showing the Cleansing and Stripping of Rooms after Infectious Disease. Year ending 31st December, 1898.
| Sanitary Inspector's Districts. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total. | 1897. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 16 | 38 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 43 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 256 | 320 |
| 2nd do. | 22 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 232 | 243 |
| 3rd do. | 26 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 236 | 268 |
| 4th do. | 40 | 37 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 64 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 309 | 327 |
| Year | 104 | 121 | 37 | 101 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 41 | 86 | 108 157 | 69 | 35 | 62 | 1,033 | 1,158 | |
| Disinfecting Powder. | Carbolised Creasote. | Clear Carbolic Acid. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Cwt. | Gallons. | Gallons. | |
| To Inhabitants | 8 | 2 | 811 | — |
| Disinfecting Premises | — | — | ||
| 8 | 2 | 811 | ||
THE REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
This work, which was first begun to be performed in a systematic
manner in June, 1895, was, as has been usual since that time, performed
most excellently by Mr. Wroot the Superintendent, and the staff of the
Dusting Department.
For the information of those members of the Vestry who are not
aware ol the good work now being effected, and by the Vestry's own