Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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203 [1904
Table CXXII.
NUISANCES. | QUARTERS. | |||||
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | ||
1. | The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 136 | 197 | 207 | 178 | 718 |
2. | „ „ in a damp condition | 91 | 55 | 70 | 62 | 278 |
3. | in a dilapidated condition | 57 | 88 | 121 | 80 | 346 |
4. | The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | 64 | 69 | 85 | 41 | 259 |
5 | The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance | 180 | 163 | 167 | 117 | 627 |
6. | „ ,, without a water supply | 44 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 203 |
7. | ,, „ with a deficient supply of water | 55 | 62 | 65 | 43 | 225 |
8. | „ „ improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance | 214 | 189 | 183 | 149 | 735 |
9. | „ „ so defective as to be a nuisance | 99 | 141 | 135 | 98 | 473 |
10. | „ ,, stopped | 25 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 82 |
11. | „ „ placed in an improper position | 9 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 48 |
12. | Insufficient external ventilation to water-closets | 19 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 105 |
13. | Insufficient water-closet accommodation | 16 | 27 | 14 | 37 | 94 |
14. | The soil pipe defective | 35 | 24 | 48 | 32 | 139 |
15. | „ unventilated | 51 | 54 | 46 | 32 | 183 |
16. | ,, improperly ventilated | 41 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 178 |
17. | The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving | 152 | 162 | 156 | 170 | 640 |
18. | The yard dirty | 20 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 88 |
19. | „ undrained | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 45 |
20. | A gully trap improperly placed within the house | 58 | 93 | 77 | 79 | 307 |
21. | The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain | 37 | 45 | 46 | 28 | 156 |
22. | „ „ improperly trapped | 15 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 77 |
23. | „ „ untrapped | 96 | 112 | 137 | 131 | 476 |
24. | „ of lavatory directly connected with the drain | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
25. | „ „ improperly trapped | 3 | 5 | 12 | .. | 20 |
26. | „ „ untrapped | 57 | 100 | 133 | 38 | 328 |
27. | ,, of bath directly connected with the drain | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
28. | „ „ improperly trapped | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
29. | „ „ untrapped | 22 | 39 | 21 | 30 | 112 |
30. | The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 68 | 83 | 137 | 73 | 361 |
31. | „ „ being without a close fitting cover .. | 89 | 124 | 153 | 118 | 484 |
32. | „ „ being placed in an improper position | 42 | 42 | 58 | 64 | 206 |
33. | „ „ defective | 10 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 36 |