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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 1904

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

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Table: SYNOPSIS OF THE DISTRICT INSPECTORS' SANITARY WORK FROM 1891 to 1904 (14 years).

SYNOPSIS OF THE DISTRICT INSPECTORS' SANITARY WORK FROM 1891 to 1904 (14 years).

Houses inspected and visited779,603
Drains Constructed16,256
„ Improved and repaired12,868
„ Traps fixed74,232
Water closets, pan, trap, etc., furnished19,410
„ Pan and trap only, furnished13,043
„ Water only, furnished5,590
Soil Pipe, Defective, renewed or remedied3,118
„ Insufficiently ventilated, fully ventilated2,633
„ Unventilated, ventilation supplied5,075
Dust Bins, Constructed10,412
„ Repaired3,394
Surface drainage, Constructed10,162
„ RelaidI8,437
Water supply, New cisterns provided4,044
„ Cisterns repaired and cleansed8,504
„ New supply4,506
Houses generally Repaired5,314
„ Cleansed10,187
„ Ventilated12,377
Other Improvements91,759
Total Improvements331,321