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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Islington 1902

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

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199
[1902
REMOVAL OF DUST.
The removal of ashes, refuse and dust from houses in Islington continues
to be carried out satisfactorily, for during the year although there were 46,139
separate assessments yet there were only 198 complaints as to the non-removal
of dust, or in other words 2-5ths of one per cent. This is exceedingly good
work, on which the Horse and Depot Committee and its officers must be
congratulated. It has been done systematically, and, as a rule, very satisfactorily.
More praise could however be given if the men would more carefully
sweep up the ground round the dust bins.

Table: It may be well to remind the Council that at one time there were many complaints at the manner in which this work was done, and also that they were received in thousands ; the following figures show this:—

It may be well to remind the Council that at one time there were many complaints at the manner in which this work was done, and also that they were received in thousands ; the following figures show this:—

Applications to remove dust.Applications to remove dust.
18 9110,1381897312
18929,9641898303
18934,9861899262
18944,5061900234
18954,5961901157
18964,2451902198

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Since 1896 the work has been much better performed than previouly (vide
Table V. in appendix).