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Islington 1898

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

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[1898

Table CII.

NUISANCES.QUARTERS.
1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
I.The house or part of the house in a dirty condition142859999425
2.,, ,, in a damp condition87763367263
3.,, in a dilapidated condition70535257232
4.The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped308294171207980
5.The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance5784542572431,532
6.., ,, without a water supply54703642202
7.., ,, with a deficient supply of water611027342278
8.,, ,, improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance66054729L2711,769
9.,, ,, so defective as to be a nuisance1435011788398
10.,, ,, stopped33252027105
11.,, ,, placed in an improper position3827171597
12.Insufficient external ventilation to water-closet66543531185
13.Insufficient water-closet accommodation2616191980
14.The soil-pipe defective3042118064659
15.,, unventilated403295140138976
16.,, improperly ventilated1451186463390
17.The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving334230164185913
18.The yard dirt3317212596
19.,, undrained49382034141
20.A gully trap improperly placed within the house15213699112499
21.The waste-pipe of sink directly connected with the drain2021699190552
22.,, ,, improperly trapped43613845187
23.„ untrapped78414055214
24.,, of lavatory directly connected with the drain873220
25.,, improperly trapped12238
26.,, untrapped2825151886
27.,, of bath directly connected with the drain13219548
28.,, ,, improperly trapped4154528
29.,, ,, untrapped3030181997
30.The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance47673743194
31.„ „ being without a close-fitting cover14014710888483
32.,, „ being placed in an improper position49483728162
33.,, ,, defective6613429