Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-seventh annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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Table CXIV.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK. | Quarter ending 29th March, 1902. | Quarter ending 28th June, 1902. | Quarter ending 27th September, 1902 | Quarter ending 3rd January, 1903. | Year ending 3rd January, 1903. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tailors. | Shoemakers. | Pianoforte Makers. | Cycle Makers. | Bakehouses. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Tailors. | Shoemakers. | Pianoforte Makers. | Cycle Makers. | Bakehouses. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Tailors. | Shoemakers. | Pianoforte Makers. | Cycle Makers. | Bakehouses. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Tailors. | Shoemakers. | Pianoforte Makers. | Cycle Makers. | Bakehouses. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Tailors. | Shoemakers. | Pianoforte Makers. | Cycle Makers. | Bakehouses. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | ||
Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c. Number of on the Register | 21 | 61 | 48 | 10 | 263 | 169 | 572 | 21 | 61 | 48 | 10 | 263 | 169 | 572 | 21 | 63 | 51 | 10 | 263 | 169 | 577 | 22 | 67 | 51 | 11 | 263 | 169 | 583 | 22 | 67 | 51 | 11 | 263 | 169 | 583* | |
,, Number of Workrooms therein | 22 | 70 | 151 | 15 | 27 b | 318 | 852 | 22 | 70 | 151 | 15 | 276 | 318 | 22 | 72 | 15 | 276 | 318 | 862 | 23 | 76 | 159 | 18 | 276 | 318 | 870 | 23 | 76 | 159 | 18 | 276 | 318 | 879 | |||
,, Number of Inspections of | 15 | 12 | 22 | 9 | bb | 387 | 511 | 28 | 1s | 40 | 5 | 226 | 136 | 453 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 40 | 26l | 359 | 34 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 251 | 235 | 591 | 98 | 77 | 111 | 29 | 583 | 1019 | 1917 | |
Number of Re-inspections of | 149 | 34 | 70 | 3 | 45 | 454 | 765 | 31 | 6 | 49 | 2 | 331 | 27b | 695 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 504 | 593 | 15 | 15 | 18 | .. | 92 | 554 | 694 | 215 | 70 | 148 | 6 | 2747 | |||
Workrooms, Number of Inspections of | 89 | 15 | 57 | 10 | 102 | 387 | 660 | 59 | 24 | 89 | 7 | 557 | 136 | 872 | 41 | 23 | 34 | 7 | 82 | 526 | 713 | 49 | 54 | 44 | 9 | 343 | 426 | 925 | 238 | 116 | 224 | 33 | 1084 | 1475 | 3170 | |
,, found to be overcrowded | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
,, found to be insufficiently ventilated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |||
,, found to be in a dirty condition | .. | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | .. | 4 | 6 | 31 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 33 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 65 | 76 | 8 | 14 | 13 | .. | 5 | 117 | 157 | |||
Workshops, &c., newly discovered and registered | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. 4 | 1 | 12 | |||
,, Workrooms therein measured | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | .. | 1 | 24 | |||
,, Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | ||||
,, Removed from the Register | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Houses visited for enquiry at which no male hands were | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | 3 | .. | 9 | 34 | 18 | 16 | .. | 3 | .. | 11 | 48 | ||||
Workroom Cards distributed, showing number of persons permitted in each room | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 43 | .. | .. | ||||
Intimation Notices served | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 36 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .. | 31 | 27 | 68 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 10 | 110 | 125 | 3 | 5 | 17 | .. | 3 | 268 | 336 | |||
Statutory Notices ,, | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 10 | |||
Works carried out under supervision:- | .. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drains | Constructed | .... | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 16 | 50 | ||
Improved or Repaired | 21 | .. | 1 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 17 | 4 | 22 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 14 | 23 | ||||
Traps fixed | 6 | .. | .. | 8 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | .._ | .. | 15 | 16 | |||
Water Closets | W.C.’s constructed or provided .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Urinals constructed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | |||
Pan, trap & water supply furnished | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 | |||
Pan and trap only furnished | 4 | .. | 3 | 8 | 15 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 7 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | .. | 53 | |||
Water supply furnished | .. | .. | 4 | 7 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 10 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 19 | 23 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | 9 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 7 | 34 | 93 | |||
Dust Bins | Constructed | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 21 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 56 | 65 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 39 | .. | |
Repaired and Covers adapted | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 80 | 1 | |||
Surface Drains | Constructed | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Relaid | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |||
General Water | Cisterns provided | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | ||
Cisterns repaired and cleansed . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 60 | |||
Water supply provided | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 53 | .. | 53 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 59 | 8 | 23 | |||
Ventilation and Cleansing, etc. . | Additional means of ventilation | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 8 | .. | 18 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 440 | |
Rooms cleansed and limewashed | .. | 2 | 13 | lb | 9 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 17 | .. | 112 | 8 | 144 | .. | 5 | 8 | .. | 18 | 30 | 61 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | 89 | 96 | 195 | 16 | .. | 38 | .. | 235 | 18 | 65 | ||
Yards, Floors, Roofs, &c, repaired | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 3 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 30 | 31 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 17 | 22 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 9 | 143 | 154 | |||
Miscellaneous | 3 | .. | 2 | 13 | 18 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 20 | 18 | 40 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 30 | 33 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 10 | 50 | 63 | 3 | .. | 6 | .. | 31 | 52 | 36 | |||
Nuisances which came under notice during the inspections:— | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 111 | 48 | |||
Sanitary Conveniences ill-lighted, unventilated, anc defective in water supply | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 11 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .. | 4 | 31 | 1 | |||
Sanitary Conveniences supplied from drinking wate cisterns | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36 1 | 15 92 | ||||
Cisterns dirty or uncovered | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 239 | |||
Dust bins, wanting or defective | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 | 31 | .... | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 46 | 52 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 80 | .. | ||||
Miscellaneous | .. | .. | 3 | 15 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 33 | 28 | 65 | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 5 | 64 | 76 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 7 | 67 | 80 | .. | 3 | 17 | .. | 45 | 174 | ||||
"Overcrowding" of Workrooms, Cases of, abated | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Smcke observations | .. | .. | .. | 229 | 229 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 229 | 229 |
* This return does not include 399 Kitchens of Restaurants