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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

Table CXX.

Giving a Summary of theNuisances discovered by the District Sanitary Inspectorsduring the Four Quarters and for the Year1903,for the abatement of which notices were served.

NUISANCES.QUARTERS.
1st Quarter2nd Quarter3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
1. The house or part of the house in a dirty condition155242137117651
2. „ in a damp condition521089297349
3. in a dilapidated condition881107855331
4. The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped9713010974410
5. The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance196186185173740
6. „ „ without a water supply53614234190
7. ,, „ with a deficient supply of water74576265258
8. ,, „ improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance258209216189872
9. ,, ,, so defective as to be a nuisance15411899102473
10. ,, stopped2624172592
11. ,, „ placed in an improper position9279550
12. Insufficient external ventilation to water-closets1935261797
13. Insufficient water-closet accommodation1823132175
14. The soil pipe defective76283735176
15. unventilated93686445270
16. „ improperly ventilated51335542181
17. The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving135194135153617
18. The yard dirty39301320102
19. ,, undrained81961043
20. A gully trap improperly placed within the house1061136872359
21. The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain74776040251
22. „ ,, improperly trapped2729261799
23. „ ,, untrapped92987894362
24. ,, of lavatory directly connected with the drain382114
25. „ ,, improperly trapped15....6
26. „ ., untrapped3518151785
27. „ of bath directly connected with the drain11510329
28. ,, „ improperly trapped331310
29. „ ,, untrapped50172423114
30. The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance48987086302
31. „ „ being without a close fitting cover68131108123430
32. „ ,, being placed in an improper position66658363277
33. ,, ,, defective101081442