Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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DESCRIPTION OF WORK. | Quarter ending 1st April, 1899. | Quarter ending 1st July, 1899. | Quarter ending 30th September, 1899. | Quarter ending 30th December, 1899. | Year ending 30th December, 1899. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tailors. | Shoemakers. | Pianoforte Makers. | Cycle Makers. | Bakehouses. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Tailors. | Shoemakers. | Pianoforte Makers. | Cycle Makers. | Bakehouses. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Tailors. | Shoemakers. | Pianoforte Makers. | Cycle Makers. | Bakehouses. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Tailors. | Shoemakers. | Pianoforte Makers. | Cycle Makers. | Bakehouses. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Tailors. | Shoemakers. | Pianoforte Makers. | Cycle Makers. | Bakehouses. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | ||
Workshops, Workplaces, Laundries, &c. Number of on the | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
,, Number of Workrooms therein | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
,, Number of Inspections of | 7 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 131 | 342 | 525 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 127 | 301 | 436 | .. | 1 | 19 | 2 | 134 | 369 | 525 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 152 | 97 | 262 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 8 | 544 | 1109 | 1748 | |
,, N umber of Re-inspections of | 14 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 54 | 410 | 531 | 17 | 20 | 20 | .. | 79 | 316 | 452 | .. | 2 | 25 | .. | 59 | 387 | 473 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 178 | 463 | 656 | 32 | 38 | 83 | 13 | 370 | 1576 | 2112 | |
Workrooms, Number of Inspections of | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 14 | 33 | 54 | .. | 2 | 33 | 2 | 193 | 54 | 284 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 303 | 72 | 397 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 5 | 510 | 159 | 735 | |
,, found to be overcrowded | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
,, found to be insufficiently ventilated | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ||||
,, found to be in a dirty condition | 3 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 15 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .. | 15 | 6 | 38 | |
Workshops, &c., newly discovered and registered | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | 6 | 19 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 15 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .. | 21 | 36 | ||
,, Workrooms therein measured | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | .. | 30 | 48 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2 | .. | 35 | 58 | |
,, Reported to H.M. Inspector on discovery | 3 | b | .. | 3 | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 16 | ||
,, Removed from the Register | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Houses visited for enquiry at which no male hands were | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Workroom Cards distributed, showing number of persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
Intimation Notices served | 4 | 2 | 9 | 184 | 5 | 26 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 7 | 36 | 49 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 52 | 56 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 141 | 184 | |
Statutory Notices „ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | 12 | |
Works carried out under supervision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drains | Constructed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 27 | 30 | |
Improved or Repaired | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 9 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 11 | 15 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 64 | |||
Traps fixed | .. | .. | .. | 32 | 34 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 24 | 27 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 2 | 25 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .. | 3 | 110 | 124 | ||||
Water Closets | W.C.'s constructed or provided | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 22 | .. | .. | 14 | .. | 45 | 60 | ||||
Urinals constructed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pan, trap & water supply furnished | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Pan and trap only furnised | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 39 | 44 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | 29 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 19 | 22 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 30 | 32 | .. | .. | 15 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 127 | ||
Water supply furnished | .. | 5 | 1 | 31 | 39 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 18 | 27 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 13 | 19 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 23 | 25 | .. | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 110 | |||||
Dust Bins | Constructed | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 15 | 18 | ||
Repaired and Covers adapted | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ... | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Surface Drains | Constructed | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 9 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 48 | 51 | ||||
Relaid | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
General Water | Cisterns provided | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
Cisterns repaired and cleansed | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | 10 | |
Water supply provided | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Ventilation and Cleansing, etc. | Additional means of ventilation provided | .. | •• | •• | •• | 27 | 28 | 3 | •• | •• | 17 | 22 | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• 36 | 15 51 | •• •• | 3 •• | •• | •• | 23 12 | 24 124 | 1 5 | 4 8 | •• •• | 82 40 | 89 349 | |||||||
Rooms cleansed and limewashed.. | .. | 1 | •• | •• | 71 | 11 | 83 | 5 | •• | 5 | •• | 76 | 5 | 91 | •• | •• | 3 | •• | •• | 29 | 30 | •• | •• | •• | •• | 109 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 113 | 135 | ||
Yards, Floors, Roofs, &c., repaired Miscellaneous | •• 1 | 1 4 | 3 4 | 1 •• | •• 5 | 31 12 | 36 26 | 4 3 | •• 1 | •• •• | 25 28 | 38 38 | •• | •• | 1 •• | •• | 1 | 15 | 16 | •• | •• | •• | 3 | 35 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 9 | •• | 7 | 90 | 116 | ||||
Nuisances which came under notice during the inspections Drains, untrapped, unventilated, &c | •• | 2 | 3 | •• | •• | 23 | 28 | •• | •• | •• | •• | 9 | 10 | •• | •• | •• | •• | 4 | 19 | 23 | •• | •• | •• | •• | 9 | 10 | •• | 2 | 3 | •• | 6 | 60 | 71 | |||
Sanitary Conveniences ill-lighted, unventilated, and defective in water supply | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 3 | 3 | •• | •• | 1 | 1 | 19 | 22 | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 11 | 11 | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 4 | 4 | •• | •• | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 40 | ||
Sanitary Conveniences supplied from drinking water cisterns | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | |
Cisterns dirty or uncovered | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 4 | 4 | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 2 | 2 | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 6 | 6 | |
Dust bins, wanting or defective | 1 | 2 | •• | •• | •• | 3 | 6 | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 1 | 31 | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | .6 | 6 | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | •• | •• | •• | 13 | 16 | |
Miscellaneous | 3 | 1 | 13 | •• | 44 | 61 | 1 | 1 | •• | •• | •• | 29 | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 38 | 38 | 2 | •• | •• | •• | •• | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 13 | •• | •• | 132 | 153 | ||
" Overcrowding " of Workrooms, Cases of, abated | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | |
Smoke observations | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 268 | 268 | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 227 | 227 | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• | 255 | 255 | •• | •• | 1 | •• | 11 | 117 | 129 | •• | •• | 1 | •• | 11 | 867 | 879 | |
Totals | 45 | 79 | 103 | 26 | 267 | 1406 | 1925 | 41 | 28 | 81 | 1 | 323 | 1148 | 1622 | .. | 5 | 96 | 5 | 447 | 1399 | 1952 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 8 | 770 | 1053 | 1898 | 98 | 124 | 323 | 39 | 1807 | 5006 | 7397 |