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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 1919
Sixty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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| Overcrowding abated | 8 |
| Illegal use of underground rooms for sleeping discontinued | 1 |
| Other Improvements, or Nuisances abated | |
| Rooms disinfected | |
| Total Improvements | |
| Total Premises Improved |
STATE OF PAUPERISM IN THE BOROUGH.
During the year the decrease in Pauperism was maintained, for the
number of paupers relieved weekly averaged only 4,872, as contrasted with
5,078 in 1918 and 8,629 in 1914.
Appended is a statement furnished by the Clerk to the Islington
Guardians
| Quarters. | Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. | Outdoor Paupers. | Totals. | Totals corresponding periods 1918 | Vagrants] Relieved. | Children Boarded out. | Borough Death rates, 1919. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 1st Qr. | 2,680 | 1,350 | 930 | 4 960 | 5,330 | No Wards. | 65 | 20.58 |
| 2nd „ | 2,619 | 1,300 | 884 | 4,803 | 5,086 | 57 | 11.88 | |
| 3rd „ | 2,555 | 1,276 | 948 | 4,779 | 4 929 | 57 | 10.20 | |
| 4th „ | 2,621 | 1,306 | 1,020 | 4,947 | 4,971 | 55 | 13.73 | |
| The Year | 2,619 | 1,308 | 945 | 4,872 | 5,078 | 58 | 14.09 | |
INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION OF FOOD AND PLACES
WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED.
Food—Inspection of.—Inspector Wilkinson reports that during the
year he has paid 1,015 visits to the 20 Slaughter Houses now on the register,
including one Horse Slaughter House, and that he has ascertained that
16,114 animals were killed therein, namely :—1,371 oxen and cows, 26 calves,
14,268 sheep and lambs, 41 pigs and 408 horses for human consumption.
These were mostly found of good quality and free from disease.