Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington page 206

Islington 1909

Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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1909]
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Table: These figures, however, by no means represent the volume of work that has been accomplished, for thousands of minor nuisances are not covered by the list.

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These figures, however, by no means represent the volume of work that has been accomplished, for thousands of minor nuisances are not covered by the list.

	1896	1897	1898	1899	1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	Total
Overcrowding	26	12	15	14	22	14	4	13	4	13	30	9	8	9	'93
Ventilation	14	13	2	5	4	3	5	8	11	4	8	31	12	29	149
Dirty Premises	311	195	109	99	217	718	231	423	630	412	448	970	719	425	5 407
Drains	554	458	375	313	216	177	90	50	19	15	4	19	261	61	2,612
W.C.'s	420	325	341	355	411	375	154	161	165	151	190	620	573	677	4 918
Water supplies	79	41	35	20	19	13	83	54	18	38	17	23	45	40	525
Surface drains	79	109	87	51	78	81	2	53	40	34	39	45	72	99	869

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Cleanliness.—425 premises were found in an uncleanly state, and 444
were put into proper order. These figures exceed the defects found, but this
is explained by the fact that they include the premises about which notices
had been served in 1908, but which had not been cleansed at its close. The
numbers of the preceding years have been 970, 448, 412, and 719.
Effluvium Nuisances.—None was found.
Ventilation.—Insufficient ventilation was discovered in 29 instances, of
which 25 had been remedied at the close of the year.
Overcrowding.—9 instances of overcrowding came under the observation
of the Inspectors, and these were forthwith abated.
In the preceding years the numbers were 13 in 1905, 30 in 1906, 9 in 1907,
and 8 in 1908. It will thus be seen that overcrowding in the workshops in
Islington is not of a serious character.
Want of Drainage of Floors—In 99 instances the floors of workshops
chiefly laundries, were found to be insufficiently drained, and consequently
a notice was served in each instance, of which 80 had been complied with at the
close of the year.
Sanitary Accommodation.—Special attention was given again to the
provision of this class of accommodation in workplaces, particularly to that
provided for the sexes, and resulted in separate accommodation being provided
in 40 instances.

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Islington 1909

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Table: These figures, however, by no means represent the volume of work that has been accomplished, for thousands of minor nuisances are not covered by the list.

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