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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1930]
| Districts. | Totals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| House to House Inspections | 221 | 419 | 219 | 157 | 198 | 155 | 109 | 358 | 223 | 236 | 273 | 198 | 271 | 3290 | ||
| Other premises inspected | 202 | 187 | 135 | 296 | 139 | 108 | 237 | 173 | 102 | 200 | 251 | 255 | 171 | 196 | 2652 | |
| Re-inspections, Calls made, etc. | 2868 | 3865 | 3516 | 3957 | 2314 | 3777 | 2373 | 2591 | 2899 | 3367 | 4054 | 3538 | 4066 | 2907 | 46092 | |
| Ice Cream Premises inspected | — | 19 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 121 | ||
| Dairies and Milk Purveyors inspected | 11 | 55 | 115 | 65 | 39 | 75 | 61 | 8 | 16 | 63 | 61 | 87 | 11 | 35 | 702 | |
| Stables „ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 42 | |
| Yards „ | 8 | 15 | 78 | 3 | 331 | 7 | 14 | — | — | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 495 | |
| Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 26 | |
| Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 | — | 20 | 1 | 13 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 45 | |
| Urinals attached to P.H.'s inspected | 1 | 23 | 102 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 215 | |
| Premises (re Certificate Customs and Inland Revenue Acts) inspected. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Premises (re Water Certificates) inspected | — | — | 92 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | |
| Rag and Bone Dealers | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | 15 | — | 4 | 39 | |
| Rag and Flock Act | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Smoke observations | — | 3 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 10 | 1 | 18 | |
| Shops, Stalls and Markets (Saturday evening) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 61 | |
| Total Inspections and Calls | 3323 | 4619 | 4320 | 4635 | 3042 | 4246 | 2886 | 2904 | 3403 | 3896 | 4625 | 4209 | 4469 | 3426 | 54003 | |
| Notices Served. | ||||||||||||||||
| Intimation | Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 176 | 527 | 250 | 553 | 93 | 370 | 219 | 183 | 366 | 430 | 409 | 447 | 202 | 348 | 4573 |
| Housing Acts | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 21 | |
| Ice Cream Shops | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Dairies, etc. | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | |
| Statutory | Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 13 | 116 | 24 | 68 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 27 | 42 | 63 | 49 | 67 | 20 | 19 | 580 |
| Housing Acts | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| L.C.C. (General Powers) Acts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Improvements. Drains— | ||||||||||||||||
| Constructed | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | |
| Re-constructed | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 68 | ||
| Repaired | 19 | 27 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 164 | |
| Ventilated | 1 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 107 | |
| Gully and other traps fixed | 29 | 47 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 177 | |
| Urinals— | ||||||||||||||||
| Water supply—cleansed | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | ||
| Water Closets— | ||||||||||||||||
| W.C. erected with pan, trap and water supply | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 25 | |
| Pan and trap only provided | 32 | 42 | 59 | 5 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 14 | 31; | 17 | 5 | 17 | 441 | |||
| Flushing apparatus repaired | 21 | 30 | 32 | 42 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 323 | ||
| Ventilated | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| Walls, etc., cleansed | 5 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 114 | ||
| Position altered | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Dust Bins provided | 99 | 110 | 56 | 188 | 14 | 110 | 116 | 76 | 93 | 131 | 117 | 61 | 20 | 85 | 1276 | |
| Areas paved | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | |
| Yards paved or repaved | 14 | 41 | 18 | 70 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 258 | ||
| Sinks | Provided | 8 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 153 | ||
| Waste pine repaired | 1 | 39 | 27 | 54 | 3 | 20 | S | 10 | 15 | 56 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 291 | ||
| Domestic Water Supply— | ||||||||||||||||
| Cisterns repaired and cleansed | 4 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 81 | |
| Water supply provided to dwelling house | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | ] | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | |
| Water supply provided to tenement house | — | 35 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 96 | |||
| Walls and ceilings of Rooms cleansed and redecorated | 110 | 369 | 556 | 61 | 297 | 176 | 508 | 238 | 151 | 285 | 3645 | |||||
| Carried forward | ||||||||||||||||