London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1921
Sixty-sixth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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| Districts. | Totals | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| House to House Inspections | 76 | 8 | 62 | 57 | 20 | 89 | 73 | 12 | 64 | 71 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 630 | ||
| Other premises inspected | 539 | 875 | 394 | 818 | 394 | 512 | 614 | 697 | 538 | 752 | 759 | 695 | 718 | 482 | 8787 | ||
| Re-inspections, Calls made, etc. | 3337 | 3064 | 3663 | 3571 | 3893 | 3358 | 3995 | 4300 | 3184 | 3192 | 3538 | 4874 | 3400 | 3204 | 50573 | ||
| Ice Cream Factories inspected | — | — | 6 | 26 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 62 | ||
| Dairies and Milkshops ,, | 59 | 9 | 76 | 85 | 38 | 14 | 23 | 54 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 468 | ||
| Stables ,, | 17 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 52 | 3 | 22 | 3 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 185 | ||
| Yards „ | 83 | 50 | 236 | 78 | 20 | 2 | 96 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 643 | ||
| Manure Depots „ | 51 | — | — | 20 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 73 | ||
| Vacant land, Passages and Courts inspected | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 16 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 14 | 3 | 53 | ||
| Urinals attached to P.H.'s inspected | 13 | 25 | 68 | 12 | 188 | 6 | 15 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 8 | 343 | ||
| Premises(re Certificate Customs and Inland Revenue Acts) inspected | 2 | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | ||
| Premises(re Water Certificates) inspected | - | - | 63 | 1 | 14 | - | 1 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 178 | ||
| Visits re Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | 32 | 21 | 14 | 33 | 23 | - | 21 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 18 | 204 | ||
| Smoke observations | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | — | 12 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 | - | 84 | ||
| Shops, Stalls and Markets (Saturday evening) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 43 | ||
| Total Inspections and Calls | 4218 | 4064 | 4602 | 4741 | 4668 | 4010 | 4886 | 5142 | 3836 | 4076 | 4422 | 5615 | 4232 | 3835 | 62347 | ||
| Notices Served. | |||||||||||||||||
| Intimation | Personally | 181 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 38 | 65 | 163 | 68 | 130 | 22 | 12 | 94 | 876 | ||
| By Post | 5 | 416 | — | 542 | — | 268 | 385 | 349 | 261 | 391 | 220 | 266 | 241 | 153 | 3497 | ||
| Statutory | Personally | 8 | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 6 | — | 20 | 79 | |
| By Post | 36 | — | 3 | 51 | 16 | 146 | 43 | 33 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | 50 | 455 | ||
| Improvements. | |||||||||||||||||
| Drains— | |||||||||||||||||
| Constructed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Reconstructed | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 14 | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 120 | ||
| Repaired | 25 | 20 | 14 | 36 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 37 | 29 | 334 | ||
| Ventilated | 3 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 120 | ||
| Gully and other traps fixed | 45 | 73 | 32 | 72 | 36 | 12 | 53 | 41 | 30 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 115 | 29 | 576 | ||
| Urinals— | |||||||||||||||||
| Water supplied, cleansed | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | ||
| Cesspools—Abolished | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Water Closet— | |||||||||||||||||
| W.C. erected with pan, trap and Water Supply | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Pan and trap only provided | 19 | 58 | 17 | 46 | 19 | 41 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 55 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 436 | ||
| Water supply piovided | 49 | 57 | 16 | 53 | 54 | 31 | 54 | 37 | 73 | 29 | 34 | 65 | 47 | 56 | 655 | ||
| Ventilated | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Position altered | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
| Dust Bins | Provided | 133 | 136 | 70 | 192 | 74 | 97 | 182 | 181 | 75 | 162 | 129 | 183 | 54 | 108 | 1776 | |
| Repaired | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 34 | ||
| Areas—Constructed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Yards. | Paved | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | |
| Repaved | 28 | 33 | 9 | 70 | 27 | 47 | 42 | 14 | 37 | 28 | 58 | 38 | 30 | 41 | 502 | ||
| Sinks—Provided | 14 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | — | 7 | 6 | 78 | ||
| Domestic Water Supply | |||||||||||||||||
| Cisterns provided | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cisterns repaired & cleansed | 24 | 46 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 333 | ||
| Water supply provided to dwelling house | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 78 | ||
| Water supply provided to tenement house | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - | 10 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 56 | ||||
| Other improvements— | |||||||||||||||||
| Rooms cleansed & limewashed | 133 | 184 | 281 | 551 | 366 | 568 | 531 | 303 | 519 | 319 | 756 | 718 | 276 | 395 | 5900 | ||
| Walls and passages repaired, cleansed and limewashed | 52 | 55 | 90 | 180 | 67 | 128 | 74 | 74 | 154 | 103 | 193 | 185 | 94 | 143 | 1592 | ||
| Floor space ventilated | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 83 | ||
| Floors repaired | 26 | 34 | 27 | 67 | 11 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 66 | 41 | 57 | 72 | 58 | 43 | 568 | ||
| Roofs repaired | 100 | 110 | 76 | 162 | 87 | 110 | 171 | 116 | 121 | 91 | 182 | 196 | 93 | 104 | 1719 | ||
| Overcrowding abated | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Illegal use of underground rooms for sleeping discontinued | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Other improvements, or Nuisances abated | 178 | 170 | 84 | 252 | 114 | 167 | 144 | 102 | 272 | 206 | 321 | 178 | 159 | 217 | 2564 | ||
| Rooms Disinfected | 219 | 312 | 226 | 219 | 142 | 33 | 118 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 52 | 283 | 211 | 1872 | ||
| Total improvements | 1082 | 1343 | 1018 | 2007 | 1059 | 1337 | 1511 | 1004 | 1467 | 1111 | 1947 | 1736 | 1376 | 1464 | 19462 | ||
| Total premises improved | 578 | 696 | 489 | 797 | 399 | 444 | 615 | 404 | 402 | 424 | 602 | 609 | 563 | 577 | 7599 | ||