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Islington 1904

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

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203 [1904

Table CXXII.

Giving a Summary of theNuisances discovered by the District Sanitary Inspectorsduring the Four Quarters and for the Year1904,for the abatement of which notices were served.

NUISANCES.QUARTERS.
1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
1.The house or part of the house in a dirty condition136197207178718
2.„ „ in a damp condition91557062278
3.in a dilapidated condition578812180346
4.The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped64698541259
5The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance180163167117627
6.„ ,, without a water supply44565647203
7.,, „ with a deficient supply of water55626543225
8.„ „ improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance214189183149735
9.„ „ so defective as to be a nuisance9914113598473
10.„ ,, stopped2524151882
11.„ „ placed in an improper position95161848
12.Insufficient external ventilation to water-closets19263327105
13.Insufficient water-closet accommodation1627143794
14.The soil pipe defective35244832139
15.„ unventilated51544632183
16.,, improperly ventilated41574634178
17.The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving152162156170640
18.The yard dirty2022192788
19.„ undrained811141245
20.A gully trap improperly placed within the house58937779307
21.The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain37454628156
22.„ „ improperly trapped1529201377
23.„ „ untrapped96112137131476
24.„ of lavatory directly connected with the drain14410331
25.„ „ improperly trapped3512..20
26.„ „ untrapped5710013338328
27.,, of bath directly connected with the drain266317
28.„ „ improperly trapped423312
29.„ „ untrapped22392130112
30.The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance688313773361
31.„ „ being without a close fitting cover ..89124153118484
32.„ „ being placed in an improper position42425864206
33.„ „ defective10591236