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1898]
staff too, a statement extending from 1891 to the present date is
appended. It shows clearly that the houses of Islington, as regards the
storage of refuse, so often of a noxious character, is very different to
what it was prior to 1895, for whereas then not only the householders
but the Sanitary Inspectors were constantly complaining of the state
of affairs, now they are hardly ever heard. Indeed, most of the
complaints, few as they are, that now reach the Public Health
Department are to the effect that a removal of the dust is not made
more than once a week. When one remembers the outcry that was
made in 1895, about the upsetting of household arrangements that a
weekly collection would involve, one's astonishment is all the greater
that even a single request should be made for a more frequent removal.
1891 10,138
1892 9,964
1893 4,986
1894 4,506
1895 2,506
1896 245
1897 312
1898 303
The 303 applications to remove dust were only 0.672 per cent. of
the 45,096 separate assessments in the district. The largest number
of requests came from East Highbury Ward, where they represented
1.28 per cent. of the assessments, and the least from Tufnell where they
were only 0.38 per cent.
Particulars for each Ward are given in Table Z in the Appendix.
WORKSHOPS.
To the inspection of Workshops one Inspector, Miss Gray, devotes
herself wholly, while another (Mr. George West) sets apart the greater
portion of his time to similar work.
They have been generally well received by the employers whose
premises they have had to visit, although there have been a few who