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Islington 1899

Forty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington

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1899]
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SANITARY WORK.
The sanitary work of the Parish was carried out under the
supervision of one chief inspector and eighteen inspectors. Of these
fourteen have charge of separate districts, while two devote their
attention to workshops and factories, one looks after houses let
in lodgings, and one examines food, chiefly meat. The
last mentioned inspector only commenced his duties in
March, and is the first appointment for this special work that has
been made in Islington.
The inspector (Preston) appointed for No. 12 District commenced
his duties in January, having succeeded Inspector Peers,
who had been appointed Chief Inspector of Nuisances at Wolverhampton.
His successor came to Islington with strong testimonials
from Cardiff, a borough in which sanitation is most actively
pursued.

Table: Table CVI. Giving a Summary of the Sanitary Work performed by the DistrictInspectors.

Table CVI. Giving a Summary of the Sanitary Work performed by the DistrictInspectors.

Places Inspected.QUARTERS.The Year.
First.Second.Third.Fourth.
House to House Inspections..80134173387
Other Houses inspected1,7161,6311,5051,5356,387
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c.14,64413,98011,43713,77653,837
Visits to Bakehouses12....3
Do. Cowhouses82517151
Do. Slaughter-houses24174348
Do. Stables and Yards5779716725082,728
Do. Courts, &c.15..28
Do. Factories and Workshops..1258
Do. Fields, Lanes, &c.1..214
Do. Factories, Horse Slaughterhouses, Piggeries, &c.,Belle Isle1....2324
Do. Under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts2842642332811,062
Dust Removals Ordered....••44
Total Inspections, &c.17,25716,97614,00616,31264,551