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Islington 1921

Sixty-sixth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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1921] 52
Cleansing—
Number of adults cleansed 18
Number of children cleansed 4,635
Cleansing—
Number of rooms or premises cleansed 7,348
Water supply to tenement houses—
Premises supplied 63
Prosecutions Nil
Sale of Food—
Number of premises used other than ice cream premises, milk shops and
cowsheds 606
Number of inspections 17,246
Disinfection shelter—
Persons accommodated 43
Ophthalmia neonatorum regulations—
Number of Notifications received during the year from certified midwives 28
Sanitary officers—
Number of Sanitary Inspectors (Whole time) Male, 20 Female 2
„ „ (Part time) Male, Nil Female Nil
Number of Health Visitors Whole time, 7 Part time Nil
Shelters provided under Sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year 43
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which application were received during year 1
Number of tenements comprised therein 47
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted 47
(b) refused Nil
(c) deferred Nil
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health Act, 1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, etc. Nil
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of
any manufactory, etc Nil
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner as to be
injurious to health Nil
(d) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling houses Nil
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, etc. Nil
(f) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, etc. Nil
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc. Nil
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc Nil
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets Nil
(j) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act, Section 202) Nil
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management
Acts Amendment (By-laws) Act, 1899) Nil
Number of prosecutions under L.C.C. General Powers Act, 1907—
(l) With respect to water supply to tenement houses Nil
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed 313
Total number of infectious bodies removed 4