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Islington 1903

Forty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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1903]
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.

TableCXVIII.

Summary ofSanitary Workcarried out byInspectors JordanandWardinHouses Let in Lodgingsduring the year1903.

Inspector Jordan.Inspector Ward.Totals.
1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter4th Quarter.Year.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter4th Quarter.Year.
Lodging Houses on the Register429477477477477157167178178178655
Number of Houses inspected3183403613711,390426354171761,566
Re-inspections, Calls made, etc1,2871,2501,1191,2634,9194996952524761,9226,841
Total inspections, etc1,6051,5901,4801,6346,3095417583064932,0988,407
Improvements.
Drains—
Constructed6..118..........8
Improved or repaired50383664188..14..5193
Traps fixed151101238..6....644
Cesspools—
Abolished......................
Cleansed or disinfected......................
Water Closets—
Pan, trap and water supply furnished1112923....2..427
Pan and trap only furnished11682247..........47
Water supply furnished40162857141..187..25166
Extra closets provided..16512....8..820
Dust Bins —......................
Provided8..122856..12..662
Repaired315413..9....922
Surface Drains and Pavement of Yards—
Constructed....112..........2
Relaid16212143101..7....7108
Domestic Water Supply—
New cisterns provided11....2..........2
Cisterns repaired and cleansed21613555172..2720..47219
Water supply provided20..302278..3....381
Other Improvements—
Houses generally repaired3..21825..2928..5782
„ etc., cleansed or limewashed91249561289..3221..53342
„ ventilated............156..2121
Overcrowding abated103118968..93..1280
Illegal use of underground rooms for sleeping discontinued11....2..1....13
Other Amendments and Nuisances abated12281131239573..7650..148721
Rooms Disinfected..............4..44
Total Improvements3374004516501,838..234161214162,254
Total Premises Improved170234249306959..453312901,049