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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Districts. | Totals | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| House to House Inspections | 240 | 218 | 212 | 205 | 166 | 245 | 212 | 96 | 332 | 224 | 253 | 271 | 208 | 181 | 3063 | ||
| Other premises inspected | 268 | 352 | 298 | 575 | 254 | 381 | 256 | 308 | 495 | 393 | 442 | 490 | 424 | 372 | 5308 | ||
| Re-inspections, Calls made, etc. | 2156 | 2379 | 3806 | 3505 | 1853 | 3122 | 3340 | 2304 | 4332 | 3372 | 3989 | 3481 | 3790 | 3665 | 45094 | ||
| Ice Cream Premises inspected | 8 | 25 | 29 | 27 | — | 25 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 226 | ||
| Dairies and Milkshops ,, | 42 | 51 | 107 | 101 | 41 | 101 | 50 | 30 | 68 | 48 | 17 | 63 | - | 3 | 722 | ||
| Stables ,, | 7 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 58 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | 113 | ||
| Yards „ | 38 | 17 | 169 | 26 | 252 | 20 | 111 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 704 | ||
| Manure Depots „ | — | - | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| Vacant land, Passages and Courts inspected | — | 1 | 6 | — | 95 | — | 37 | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 155 | ||
| Urinals attached to P.H.'s inspected | - | 12 | 86 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 78 | — | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 257 | ||
| Premises (re Certificate Customs and Inland Revenue Acts) inspected | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Premises (re Water Certificates) inspected | - | - | h.toh 27 | 6 | - | 44 | 3 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 94 | ||
| Visits re Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Smoke observations | - | 5 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 103 | ||
| Shops, Stalls and Markets (Saturday evening) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 50 | ||
| Total Inspections and Calls | 2762 | 3068 | 4763 | 4477 | 2765 | 4002 | 4111 | 2767 | 5301 | 4103 | 4742 | 4330 | 4453 | 4249 | 55893 | ||
| Notices Served. Intimation Public Health (Lon-don) Act, 1891 | 153 | 275 | 290 | 557 | 84 | 405 | 275 | 224 | 543 | 413 | 453 | 455 | 290 | 341 | 4758 | ||
| Ice Cream Shops | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | ||
| Milk shop & Dairies | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 13 | ||
| Housing Act | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | ||
| Statutory | Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 10 | 49 | 6 | 79 | 7 | 46 | 45 | 22 | 114 | 50 | 39 | 45 | 22 | 16 | 550 | |
| Housing Act, 1925 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Improvements. Drains— | |||||||||||||||||
| 'Constructed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Re-constructed | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 76 | ||
| Repaired | 16 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 310 | ||
| Ventilated | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 91 | ||
| Gully and other traps fixed | 29 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 48 | 64 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 319 | ||
| Urinals— Water supply— cleansed | - | - | 8 | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | -_ | 31 | ||
| Cesspools— Abolished | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Water Closets— W.C. erected with pan, trap and Water Supply | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 22 | ||
| Pan and trap only provided | 29 | 37 | 35 | 45 | 18 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 31 | 68 | 77 | 24 | 4 | 37 | 477 | ||
| Flushing apparatus repaired | 31 | 46 | 34 | 40 | 3 | 40 | 41 | 20 | 185 | 30 | 72 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 616 | ||
| Ventilated | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | ||
| Walls, etc , cleansed | 10 | 20 | 7 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 38 | 67 | 62 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 346 | ||
| Position altered | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | ||
| Dust Bins | Provided | 42 | 80 | 71 | 178 | 5 | 74 | 104 | 81 | 108 | 121 | 122 | 84 | 42 | 56 | 1168 | |
| Repaired | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | ||
| Areas | Constructed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Paved | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | 31 | ||
| Yards | Paved | — | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Repaved | 7 | 21 | 13 | 56 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 34 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 252 | ||
| Sinks | Provided | 9 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 116 | |
| Waste pipe repaired | 17 | 28 | 28 | 63 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 43 | 50 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 331 | ||
| Domestic Water Supply— Cisterns Provided | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | ||
| Cisterns repaired and cleansed | 8 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 117 | ||
| Water supply provided to dwelling house | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 5 | - | 9 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | 81 | ||
| Water supply provided to tene-ment house | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 14 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 52 | ||
| Walls and ceilings of Rooms cleansed and redecorated | 94 | 168 | 167 | 464 | 29 | 231 | 294 | 125 | 376 | 339 | 427 | 380 | 145 | 366 | 3605 | ||
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