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Islington 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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91 1929
Underground Rooms—
Number illegally occupied 7
Number closed or illegal occupation discontinued 7
Overcrowding—
Number of cases of overcrowding found 21
Number remedied 21
Number of prosecutions Nil
Smoke nuisances—
Number of observations . 103
Number of complaints 72
Number of notices served 9
Number of legal proceedings Nil
Cleansing and Disinfection—
Number of adults cleansed 42
Number of children cleansed 5,664
Number of premises cleansed:—
(a) After infectious diseases 4,122
(b) For vermin 88
Water supply to tenement houses—
Number of premises supplied 52
Number of prosecutions 1
Sanitary officers—
Chief Sanitary Inspector (Whole time) 1
Number of Sanitary Inspectors (Whole time) Male, 19 Female 2
,, (Part time) Male, Nil Female Nil
Number of Health Visitors (Whole Time) 8
„ ,, (Part time) Nil
Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse (Whole time) 1
References—Former M.O.H. Reports.
The following Tables and Reports have appeared in the Annual Reports of
the Medical Officer of Health enumerated. Reference is made to them here as
they have not been reprinted to save space for other matters:—
Annual Report 1921.
Page 3
Illegitimate births in the Borough since 1851.
Page 11
Deaths of inhabitants in local institutions and m institutions
outside the Borough, deaths of non-inhabitants in local institutions
from 1911.
Page 46
Births and Birth-rate (Islington) 1841 to 1920
Page 46
Illegitimate births (Islington) 1841 to 1920.
Page 47
Deaths and Death-rate (Islington) 1841 to 1920.
Page 47
Infantile Mortality Returns, 1841-1920.
Page 48
Cases of infectious disease (Islington) in quinquennial periods,
1891 to 1920.
Annual Report 1922.
Pages 1, 54 and 55
Cheap Milk Frauds.
Pages 1 and 51
Inflation of Meat.
Pages 2 and 57
Preservatives in Food.
Pages 2 and 60
Dispensing of Prescriptions.
Pages 2, 50 and 51
Unsound Food, Conference in Islington.
rages 12-21
Report on Maternity and Child Welfare Work, including Assist
tant Medical Officer of Health's Report on the Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme.
Page 38
Vaccination.
rages 41 and 42
Employed population, small factories, Steam Whistle Act, 1872.
Page 5W
Sale of unsound fruit by street traders.
Pages 54, 58 and 59
Artificial Colouring Matter in Milk.