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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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 | 130 | 138 | 149 | 143 | 460 |
2. | „ ,, in a damp condition | 65 | 42 | 32 | 87 | 226 |
3. | ,, in a dilapidated condition | 72 | 70 | 91 | 102 | 335 |
4. | The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | 166 | 194 | 143 | 146 | 649 |
5. | The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance | 228 | 172 | 158 | 176 | 734 |
6. | „ „ without a water supply | 61 | 47 | 50 | 35 | 193 |
7. | ,, „ with a deficient supply of water | 41 | 57 | 51 | 53 | 202 |
8. | „ „ improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance | 306 | 293 | 238 | 283 | 1,120 |
9. | „ „ so defective as to be a nuisance | 106 | 129 | 117 | 102 | 454 |
10. | „ „ stopped | 22 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 83 |
11 | „ ,, placed in an improper position | 8 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 60 |
12. | Insufficient external ventilation to water-closet | 20 | 54 | 21 | 42 | 137 |
13. | Insufficient water-closet accommodation | 11 | 22 | 46 | 25 | 104 |
14. | The soil pipe defective | 60 | 67 | 38 | 61 | 226 |
15. | „ unventilated | 120 | 113 | 80 | 92 | 405 |
16 | „ improperly ventilated | 51 | 80 | 42 | 45 | 218 |
17. | The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want proper paving | 248 | 214 | 187 | 223 | 872 |
18. | The yard dirty | 30 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 97 |
19. | ,, undrained | 61 | 60 | 39 | 45 | 205 |
20. | A gully trap improperly placed within the house | 124 | 133 | 88 | 107 | 452 |
21. | The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain | 87 | 93 | 61 | 79 | 320 |
22. | „ improperly trapped | 52 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 180 |
23. | .. „ untrapped | 33 | 51 | 41 | 43 | 168 |
24. | ,, of lavatory directly connected with the drain | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
25. | „ ,, improperly trapped | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
26. | „ untrapped | 31 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 74 |
27. | „ of bath directly connected with the drain | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 40 |
28. | „ improperly trapped .. | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
29. | „untrapped | 22 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 64 |
30. | The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 34 | 55 | 63 | 57 | 209 |
31. | „ „ being without a close-fitting cover | 89 | 129 | 119 | 125 | 462 |
32. | „ „ being placed in an improper position | 18 | 33 | 41 | 43 | 135 |
33. | ,, „ defective .. | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
< Table CVIII.—Continued.
nuisances. | quarters. | |||||
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | ||
34. | An accumulation or deposit of refuse injurious to. health, by reason of the want of a proper dustbin or ashpit | 32 | 43 | 21 | 34 | 130 |
35. | The dustbin or ashpit defective | 175 | 148 | 159 | 152 | 634 |
36. | „ ,, placed in an improper position | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 47 |
37. | The drain foul | 45 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 92 |
38. | " defective | 384 | 362 | 320 | 340 | 1,406 |
39. | „ choked or stopped | 79 | 68 | 72 | 45 | 264 |
40. | ,, unventilated | 304 | 220 | 189 | 201 | 914 |
41. | The rainwater pipe in direct communication with the drain | 150 | 153 | 119 | 125 | 547 |
42. | ,, ,, in direct communication with the soil-pipe | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 |
43. | ,, defective | 57 | 44 | 35 | 54 | 190 |
44. | The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with the cistern which is used for flushing the w.c | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
45. | The house without a proper water supply | 45 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 149 |
46. | The roof defective | 58 | 50 | 49 | 100 | 257 |
47. | The guttering defective | 39 | 31 | 23 | 51 | 144 |
48. | The area improperly paved | 45 | 35 | 10 | 44 | 134 |
49. | ,, dirty | 9 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 47 |
50. | ,, undrained | 27 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 75 |
51. | The paving of the washhouse defective | 46 | 27 | 41 | 23 | 137 |
52. | The back addition walls defective | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
53. | The want of a proper manure receptacle | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
54. | Tha bakehouse walls dirty | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
55. | An animal kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance | 26 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 95 |
56. | The house or part of the house so overcrowded as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates. | 33 | 23 | 48 | 27 | 131 |
57. | An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
58. | A tent, van, shed, or similar structure used for human habitation which is in such a state as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
59. | The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilated | 43 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 108 |
60. | The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being improperly or insufficiently ventilated | 122 | 125 | 91 | 107 | 445 |
All Nuisances | 4,108 | 3,951 | 3,390 | 3,732 | 15,181 |
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