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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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Table CVIII.Giving a Summary of the Nuisances discovered by Sanitary Inspectorsduring the Four Quarters andfor the Year 1899, for the abatement of which notices were served.

NUISANCES.QUARTERS.
1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
1.The house or part of the house in a dirty condition130138149143460
2.„ ,, in a damp condition65423287226
3.,, in a dilapidated condition727091102335
4.The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped166194143146649
5.The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance228172158176734
6.„ „ without a water supply61475035193
7.,, „ with a deficient supply of water41575153202
8.„ „ improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance3062932382831,120
9.„ „ so defective as to be a nuisance106129117102454
10.„ „ stopped2224221583
11„ ,, placed in an improper position816102660
12.Insufficient external ventilation to water-closet20542142137
13.Insufficient water-closet accommodation11224625104
14.The soil pipe defective60673861226
15.„ unventilated1201138092405
16„ improperly ventilated51804245218
17.The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want proper paving248214187223872
18.The yard dirty3020281997
19.,, undrained61603945205
20.A gully trap improperly placed within the house12413388107452
21.The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain87936179320
22.„ improperly trapped52623333180
23... „ untrapped33514143168
24.,, of lavatory directly connected with the drain346619
25.„ ,, improperly trapped23117
26.„ untrapped3120121174
27.„ of bath directly connected with the drain712111040
28.„ improperly trapped ..163313
29.„untrapped2217121364
30.The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance34556357209
31.„ „ being without a close-fitting cover89129119125462
32.„ „ being placed in an improper position18334143135
33.,, „ defective ..81071136

< Table CVIII.—Continued.

nuisances.quarters.
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 ashpit32432134130
35.The dustbin or ashpit defective175148159152634
36.„ ,, placed in an improper position151510747
37.The drain foul451523992
38." defective3843623203401,406
39.„ choked or stopped79687245264
40.,, unventilated304220189201914
41.The rainwater pipe in direct communication with the drain150153119125547
42.,, ,, in direct communication with the soil-pipe91371039
43.,, defective57443554190
44.The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with the cistern which is used for flushing the w.c779629
45.The house without a proper water supply45303539149
46.The roof defective585049100257
47.The guttering defective39312351144
48.The area improperly paved45351044134
49.,, dirty91912747
50.,, undrained272691375
51.The paving of the washhouse defective46274123137
52.The back addition walls defective936523
53.The want of a proper manure receptacle1777435
54.Tha bakehouse walls dirty..........
55.An animal kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance2613272995
56.The house or part of the house so overcrowded as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates.33234827131
57.An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act138131347
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 inmates21....3
59.The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilated43251525108
60.The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being improperly or insufficiently ventilated12212591107445
All Nuisances4,1083,9513,3903,73215,181

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