Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Table CXXVII.
NUISANCES. | QUARTERS. | ||||
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | |
1. The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 147 | 240 | 185 | 150 | 722 |
2. „ ,, in a damp condition .. | 52 | 40 | 43 | 61 | 196 |
3. „ in a dilapidated condition | 48 | 79 | 54 | 55 | 236 |
4. The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | 39 | 25 | 42 | 38 | 144 |
5. The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance | 138 | 91 | 95 | 91 | 415 |
6. ,, ,, without a water supply | 84 | 54 | 30 | 34 | 202 |
7 ,, „ with a deficient supply of water | 54 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 206 |
8. ,, ,, improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance | 112 | 94 | 53 | 50 | 309 |
9. „ ,, so defective as to be a nuisance | 94 | 77 | 119 | 53 | 343 |
10. ,, stopped .. | 37 | 28 | 19 | 28 | 112 |
11. ,, ,, placed in an improper position | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
12. Insufficient external ventilation 10 water-closets | 16 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 46 |
13. Insufficient water-closet accommodation | 20 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 90 |
14. The soil pipe defective | 31 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 109 |
15. „ unventilated | 38 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 69 |
16. ,, improperly ventilated | 38 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 96 |
17. The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving | 129 | 89 | 104 | 118 | 440 |
18. The yard dirty | 32 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 84 |
19. „ undrained | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
20. A gully trap improperly placed within the bouse | 39 | 28 | 41 | 22 | 130 |
21. The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain | 26 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 73 |
22. ,, ,, improperly trapped | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 41 |
23. ,, ,, untrapped | 156 | 99 | 106 | 106 | 467 |
24. „ of lavatory directly connected with the drain | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 6 |
25. „ improperly trapped | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
26. „ „ untrapped | 28 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 84 |
27. „ of bath directly connected with the drain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
28. ,, improperly trapped | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 |
29. „ .. untrapped .. | 32 | 27 | 22 | 31 | 112 |
30. The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 58 | 69 | 78 | 64 | 269 |
31. „ „ being without a close fitting cover | 73 | 95 | 95 | 68 | 331 |
32. ,, ,, being placed in an improper position | 32 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 103 |
33. „ ,, defective | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 |