London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1926
Seventy-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
This page requires JavaScript
47
[1926
| Nature of Work. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Wearing Apparel— Making, &c. | 64 | 22 | Nil |
| Cleaning and washing | — | — | — |
| Household linen | — | — | — |
| Lace, lace curtains and nets | — | — | — |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | — | — | — |
| Furniture and upholstery | 4 | — | — |
| Electro-plate | — | — | — |
| File making | — | — | — |
| Brass and brass articles | — | — | — |
| Fur pulling | — | — | — |
| Cables and chains | — | — | — |
| Anchors and Grapnels | — | — | — |
| Cart gear | — | — | — |
| Locks, latches and keys | — | — | — |
| Umbrellas, &c. | 5 | 4 | _- |
| Artificial flowers | 12 | 7 | _ |
| Nets, other than wire nets | — | — | _ |
| Tents | — | — | _- |
| Sacks | — | — | _ |
| Racquet and tennis balls | — | — | — |
| Paper, &c., boxes, paper bags | 17 | 8 | — |
| Brush making | 3 | 3 | — |
| Pea picking | — | — | — |
| Feather sorting | — | — | — |
| Carding, &c., of buttons, &c. | — | — | — |
| Stuffed Toys | 1 | — | — |
| Basket making | — | — | — |
| Chocolates and sweetmeats | — | — | _ |
| Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas stockings, &c. | 2 | — | _ |
| Textile weaving | - | - | — |
| Total | 108 | 44 | Nil |
DISTRICT INSPECTORS WORK.
The fourteen district inspectors made a total of 56,211 inspections and calls
during the year, a decrease of 1,718 inspections on the corresponding period of
1925; while 14,299 improvements were effected in 6,155 premises; as against
15,192 improvements in 6,635 premises for the preceding year.
| House to house inspections | 3,347 |
| Other inspections of dwelling houses | 5,355 |
| Re-inspections and calls made | 44,291 |
| Visits of inquiry re notifiable infectious diseases | 2,207 |
| Butchers' shops, stalls, etc. (Saturday nights) | 53 |
| Ice cream shops and factories | 136 |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 792 |
| Stables and yards | 1,329 |
| Manure depflts | 3 |
| Smoke observations | 121 |