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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 1920

Sixty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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Persons accommodated28
Ophthalmia neonatorum regulations—
Number of notifications received during the year from certified
midwives53
Sanitary officers—
Number of Sanitary Inspectors (Whole-time)Male 20 Female2
„ „ (Part-time)Male, Nil Female,Nil
Number of Health Visitors ... ... Whole-time, 7 Part-time,Nil
Shelters provided under sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year10
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during yearNil
Number of tenements comprised thereinNil
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) grantedNil
(b) refusedNil
(c) deferredNil
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health Act, 1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, etc.Nil
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of any manufactory, etc.Nil
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner as to be injurious to healthNil
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling housesNil
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, etc.Nil
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, etc.Nil
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc.Nil
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc.Nil
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closetsNil
(j) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act, section 202)Nil
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Acts Amendment (By-laws) Act, 1899)Nil
Number of prosecutions under L.C.C. General Powers Act, 1907—
(/) With respect to water supply to tenement housesNil
M ortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed340
Total number of infectious bodies removed7