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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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[1909
| House to house inspections | 783 |
| Other inspections of dwelling houses | 5.093 |
| Re-inspections and calls made | 52,481 |
| Visits of inquiry re notifiable infectious diseases | 2,049 |
| „ school cases of ,, | 4.605 |
| Butchers' shops, stalls, etc. (Saturday nights) | 326 |
| Ice cream shops and factories | 167 |
| Dairies and milkshops | 2,231 |
| Stables and yards | 2,865 |
| Manure depots | 98 |
| Certificates under the Customs and Inland Revenue Acts | 103 |
| Water certificates for newly erected houses or Hats | 32 |
| Visits re samples of foods and drugs, under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 36 |
| Smoke observations | 480 |
Notices Served.—There were 3,842 intimation notices served by the
inspectors with respect to nuisances, of which 2,803 were delivered personally
and 1,039 by post. In 476 instances it became necessary, as the intimations had
not been attended to, to report to the Public Health Committee, who ordered
statutory notices to be served, of which 129 were delivered personally and 347
by registered letter post.
Improvements Effected.—The subjoined list of the principal
nuisances abated speaks for itself as to the character and utility of the work
that has been carried out. It contrasts favourably with the record of previous
years:—
Houses.
| Dirty | 722 |
| Damp | 196 |
| Out of repair | 236 |