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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1932
Summary of Sanitary Work from Inspectors' Reports for the year 1932.
| Districts. | Totals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| House to House Inspections | 184 | 319 | 215 | 230 | 96 | 150 | 200 | 296 | 376 | 194 | 193 | 111 | 162 | 211 | 2937 | |
| Other premises inspected | 186 | 261 | 162 | 406 | 97 | 305 | 349 | 311 | 216 | 306 | 385 | 445 | 252 | 268 | 3949 | |
| Re-inspections, Calls made, etc. | 2370 | 3423 | 3369 | 3679 | 1791 | 3445 | 3024 | 2683 | 2906 | 2981 | 3425 | 3039 | 3320 | 2523 | 41983 | |
| Ice Cream Premises inspected | 1 | 65 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 25 | — | 18 | 8 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 267 | |
| Dairies and Milk Purveyors inspected | 11 | 137 | 124 | 72 | 58 | 121 | 88 | 60 | 44 | 71 | 34 | 88 | 21 | 139 | 1068 | |
| Stables „ | 35 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | — | 9 | 172 | |
| Yards „ | 57 | 22 | 85 | 4 | 106 | 7 | — | 8 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 323 | |
| Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 | 2 | 93 | 63 | 46 | 39 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | — | 316 | |
| Urinals attached to P.H.'s inspected | — | 11 | 87 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 229 | |
| Premises (re Certificate Customs and Inland Revenue Acts) inspected | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Premises (re Water Certificates) inspected | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | |
| Rag and Bone Dealers | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 15 | |
| Rag and Flock Acts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Smoke observations | — | 12 | — | 38 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 13 | — | 133 | |
| Shops, Stalls and Markets (Saturday evening) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 83 | |
| Total Inspections and Calls | 2850 | 4366 | 4174 | 4533 | 2212 | 4108 | 3732 | 3422 | 3565 | 3718 | 4086 | 3726 | 3819 | 3195 | 51506 | |
| Notices Served. | ||||||||||||||||
| Intimation | Public Health (Lon-don) Act. 1891 | 163 | 427 | 234 | 496 | 62 | 367 | 272 | 388 | 421 | 420 | 425 | 506 | 177 | 304 | 4662 |
| Housing Acts | — | 22 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 63 | |
| Ice Cream Shops | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Dairies, etc. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 2 | 13 | — | 1 | 36 | |
| Statutory | Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 17 | 77 | 36 | 51 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 55 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 114 | 18 | 14 | 629 |
| Housing Acts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| L.C.C. (General Powers) Acts | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | |
| Improvements. Drains— | ||||||||||||||||
| Constructed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Re-constructed | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 83 | |
| Repaired | 15 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 145 | |
| Ventilated | 8 | 22 | 12 | 8 | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | — | 16 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 91 | |
| Gully and other traps fixed | 11 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 7 | — | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 159 | |
| Urinals— Water supply—cleansed | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 8 | — | 2 | 43 | ||
| Water Closets— W.C. erected with pan, trap and water supply | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 29 | |
| Pan and trap only provided | 26 | 42 | 44 | 48 | — | 35 | 20 | 37 | 27 | 66 | 58 | 28 | 12 | 33 | 476 | |
| Flushing apparatus repaired | 30 | 43 | 28 | 33 | — | 27 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 20 | 337 | |
| Ventilated | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | |
| Walls, etc , cleansed | 16 | 36 | 8 | 23 | — | 13 | 23 | 41 | 32 | 62 | 86 | 89 | 8 | 27 | 464 | |
| Position altered | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Dust Bins provided | 97 | 82 | 75 | 173 | 2 | 81 | 74 | 133 | 101 | 152 | 81 | 140 | 69 | 75 | 1335 | |
| Areas paved | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 10 | 3 | 10 | — | 3 | 57 | |
| Yards paved or repaved | 9 | 45 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 30 | 16 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 307 | |
| Sinks | Provided | 23 | 52 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 50 | 11 | 45 | 19 | 5 | — | 7 | 266 |
| Waste pipe repaired | 14 | 48 | 26 | 55 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 88 | 45 | 39 | 16 | 62 | 6 | 12 | 455 | |
| Domestic Water Supply— Cisterns repaired aid cleansed | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 5 | — | 5 | 14 | — | 1 | 90 | |
| Water supply provided to dwelling house | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Water supply provided to tene-ment house | 5 | 37 | — | 12 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 105 | |
| Walls and ceilings of Rooms cleansed and redecorated | 99 | 253 | 130 | 435 | 9 | 279 | 191 | 314 | 336 | 289 | 422 | 677 | 70 | 194 | 3698 | |