London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1905
Fiftieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1905
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| 1903. | 1904. | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses Supplied | 179,026 | 182,214 |
| Houses on constant system | 177,596 | 182,174 |
| Houses not on constant system | 1,430 | 40 |
| Percentage of houses in constant system | 99.2 | 99.9 |
| Population supplied | 1,297,939 | 1,239,055 |
| Average daily supply (gallons) | 40,201,692 | 41,314,310 |
| Daily supply—Domestic purposes (gals.) | 32,161,354 | 33,051,448 |
| „ „ —Other purposes (gals.) | 8,040,338 | 8,262,862 |
| Quantity of water supplied during the year (gals.) | 14,673,617,525 | 15,121,037,523 |
| Average daily supply per house (gals.) | 225.84 | 228.98 |
| „ head (gals.) | 31.15 | 33.58 |
| Average daily supply per house for domestic purposes only (gals.) | 180.66 | 183.18 |
| Average daily supply per head (gals.) | 24.92 | 26.86 |
| Average number of persons supplied per house | 7.25 | 7.18 |
| Capacity of subsidence reservoirs | 168,100,000 | 168,100,000 |
| No. of days supply | 4.2 | 4.9 |