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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 1909
Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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The 79 houses let in furnished and unfurnished lodgings contain 521 occupied and 31 unoccupied rooms, and contain occupied tenements as follows:—
| Tenements of 1 room | 356 |
| Tenements of 2 rooms | 54 |
| T enements of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Tenements of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Tenements of 5 rooms | 1 |
The persons, exclusive of those in the common lodging houses, living
in these rooms number 1,273, of whom 787 are adults and 48G children under
twelve years of age. The common lodging houses provide beds for 211
persons, 184 males and 27 females, and are under the control of the London
County Council.
Notwithstanding the numbers and social status of the persons occupying the houses, the cases of the notifiable infectious diseases have not been excessive.
| 1900. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Cases per 1,000 of the population in Campbell Road | 3.01 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| In the Borough | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
Here it is seen that in proportion to its population Campbell Road bears
a favourable comparison in respect to the principal infectious diseases with
the whole borough.
The inspection of the road has been constant, so that from November,
1906, to March, 1909, there were 4,113 visits paid to the houses for the discovery
of nuisance, and 259 intimation and 21 statutory notices served. 158 annual
cleansing notices were issued in 1907 and 1908, and 79 such notices would