Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1915
T able XLV.
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 | 213 | 263 | 180 | 144 | 800 |
2. „ „ in a damp condition .. | 95 | 45 | 46 | 83 | 269 |
3. „ in a dilapidated condition | 95 | 104 | 81 | 89 | 369 |
4. The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | 15 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 43 |
5. The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance | 57 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 245 |
6. „ „ without a water supply | 25 | 35 | 25 | 36 | 121 |
7. „ „ with a deficient supply of water | 45 | 56 | 52 | 26 | 179 |
8. „ „ improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance | 27 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 83 |
9. „ „ so defective as to be a nuisance | 43 | 39 | 35 | 43 | 160 |
10. „ „ stopped | 26 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 106 |
11. „ „ placed in an improper position | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
12. Insufficient external ventilation to water-closets | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
13. Insufficient water-closet accommodation | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
14. The soil pipe defective | 9 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 45 |
15. „ unventilated | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
16. ,, improperly ventilated | 9 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 37 |
17. The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving | 82 | 54 | 39 | 59 | 234 |
18. The yard dirty | 25 | 31 | 8 | 18 | 82 |
19. „ undrained | 6 | 1 | .. | 5 | 12 |
20. A gully trap improperly placed within the house | 22 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 64 |
21. The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
22. „ „ improperly trapped .. | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
23. „ „ untrapped | 65 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 313 |
24. „ of lavatory directly connected with the drain .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
25. „ „ improperly trapped | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
26. „ „ untrapped | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
27. „ of bath directly connected with the drain | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
28. „ „ improperly trapped | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
29. „ „ untrapped | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 |
30. The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 25 | 55 | 33 | 48 | 161 |
31. ,, „ being without a close fitting cover .. | 37 | 69 | 36 | 43 | 185 |
32. „ „ being placed in an improper position | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 33 |
33. „ „ defective | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 |