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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 1926
Seventy-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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52
1926]
Walls, etc., cleansed 20
Position altered —
Dost Bins :
Provided 64
Repaired —
Areas :
Constructed —
Paved —
Yards:
Paved 2
Repaved 19
Sinks :
Provided 4
Waste pipe repaired 9
Domestic Water Supply :
Cisterns provided —
Cisterns repaired and cleansed 12
Water supply provided to dwelling house —
Water supply provided to tenement house —
Walls and Ceilings of Rooms cleansed and
redecorated 271
Other Improvements :
Staircase and passages repaired, cleansed
and redecorated 88
Floor space ventilated —
Floors repaired 55
Guttering and rain water pipes repaired 7
Roofs repaired 153
Overcrowding abated 7
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping
discontinued —
Other Improvements, or Nuisances abated 455
Rooms Disinfected —
Total Improvements 1221
Total Premises Improved 372
RATS AND MICE (DESTRUCTION) ACT, 1919.
(9 and 10 Geo. 5. Ch. 72.)
This Act came into operation on the 1st January, 1920, to make further provision
for the destruction of rats and mice.
Summary of Work under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act during the years 1922-26:-
| 1926 | 1925 | 1924 | 1923 | 1922 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Streets visited | 217 | 96 | 91 | 544 | 711 |
| Number of Private Houses visited | 320 | 133 | 176 | 650 | 1,023 |
| Number of Shops and Factories visited | 61 | 14 | 19 | 712 | 1,009 |
| Total Premises inspected | 381 | 147 | 195 | 1,362 | 2,032 |
| Found Rat Infested | 174 | 66 | 61 | 787 | 1,331 |
| Found Mice Infested | 5 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 72 |
| Defective Drains Repaired (Cause of Rat trouble) | 49 | 51 | 60 | 13 | 52 |
| Number of Complaints received | 173 | 105 | 118 | 67 | 177 |