Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fifty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1906] 288
Table CXXIV.
QUARTERS. | ||||||
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NUISANCES. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | |
1. | The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 162 | 234 | 233 | 171 | 800 |
2. | „ ,, in a damp condition | 62 | 39 | 36 | 72 | 209 |
3. | in a dilapidated condition | 64 | 90 | 82 | 67 | 303 |
4. | The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped.. | 73 | 67 | 37 | 38 | 215 |
5. | The water.closet so foul as to be a nuisance | 192 | 183 | 148 | 140 | 663 |
6. | „ „ without a water supply | 42 | 60 | 73 | 49 | 224 |
7. | „ „ with a deficient supply of water | 49 | 56 | 60 | 54 | 219 |
8. | „ „ improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance.. | 193 | 186 | 126 | 126 | 631 |
9. | ,, „ so defective as to be a nuisance | 93 | 95 | 123 | 115 | 426 |
10. | ,, ,, stopped | 19 | 29 | 19 | 33 | 100 |
11. | ,, „ placed in an improper position | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
12. | Insufficient external ventilation to water.closets | 21 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 49 |
13. | Insufficient water.closet accommodation | 26 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 103 |
14. | The soil pipe defective | 57 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 156 |
15. | „ unventilated .. | 59 | 44 | 28 | 34 | 165 |
16. | „ improperly ventilated | 50 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 163 |
17. | The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving | 164 | 137 | 127 | 145 | 573 |
18. | The yard dirty | 31 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 76 |
19. | „ undrained | 9 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 |
20. | A gully trap improperly placed within the house | 83 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 267 |
21. | The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain | 47 | 35 | 18 | 31 | 131 |
22. | „ „ improperly trapped | 17 | 12 | 280 | 7 | 316 |
23. | „ untrapped | 207 | 192 | 184 | 129 | 712 |
24. | „ of lavatory directly connected with the drain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
25. | ,, ,, improperly trapped | 3 | ,, | 3 | ||
26. | „ , untrapped | 44 | 51 | 22 | 36 | 153 |
27. | „ of bath directly connected with the drain | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
28. | ,, „ improperly trapped .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
29. | „ „ untrapped .. | 50 | 58 | 30 | 26 | 164 |
30. | The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 62 | 106 | 93 | 70 | 331 |
31. | „ „ being without a close fitting cover | 99 | 136 | 159 | 98 | 492 |
32. | being placed in an improper position | 57 | 70 | 16 | 42 | 185 |
33. | „ „ defective | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 |