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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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Table CII.—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 ashpit64536440221
35.The dustbin or ashpit defective237166121127651
36.,, ,, placed in an improper position151415549
37.The drain foul35265940160
38.„ defective5313533673661,617
39.,, choked or stopped1046512362354
40.unventilated3322692462301,077
41.The rainwater pipe in direct communication with the drain308260123135826
42.,, ,, in direct communication with the soil-pipe232691270
43.,, ,, defective28373243140
44.The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with the cistern which is used for flushing the W.C.2942002415533
45.The house without a proper water supply63414350187
46.The roof defective45303247154
47.The guttering defective27251745114
48.The area improperly paved31222946128
49.„ dirty161181045
50.,, undrained24321232100
51.The paving of the washhouse defective46362635143
52.The back addition walls defective633315
53.The want of a proper manure receptacle13810940
54.The bakehouse walls dirty1. ...1
55.An animal kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance3221241188
56.The house or part of the house so overcrowded as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates35193818110
57.An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act26179254
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....3..3
59.The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilated98536079290
60.The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being improperly or insuflScier.tly ventilated162986672398
All Nuisances6,9205,5223,7863,76819,996