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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1936
| Districts. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| House to House Inspections | 118 | 420 | 186 | 265 | 129 | 135 | 229 | 317 | 229 | 222 | 93 | 172 | 166 | 210 | 2891 | ||
| Other premises inspected | 247 | 332 | 195 | 309 | 283 | 464 | 311 | 414 | 379 | 390 | 254 | 529 | 369 | 350 | 4826 | ||
| Re-inspections, Calls made, etc. | 2079 | 3455 | 2618 | 3041 | 3197 | 2680 | 2749 | 2863 | 3392 | 2788 | 2410 | 2752 | 3162 | 2886 | 40072 | ||
| Ice Cream Premises inspected | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | - | — | 5 | ||
| Dairies and Milk Purveyors inspected | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 | ||
| Stables „ | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 57 | ||
| Yards „ | 12 | 2 | 48 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 90 | ||
| Agricultural Produce (Grading and Markingl Act, 1928 | |||||||||||||||||
| Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 68 | ||
| Urinals attached to P.H.'s inspected | - | - | 19 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | ||
| Children and Young Persons Acts | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 48 | ||
| Premises (re Water Certificates) inspected | - | - | - | - | 68 | 241 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 391 | ||
| Rag and Bone Dealers | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | - | 7 | 23 | ||
| Rag Flock Acts | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Smoke observations | — | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 32 | ||
| Shops, Stalls and Markets (Saturday evening | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 103 | ||
| Total Inspections anil Calls | 2474 | 4242 | 3102 | 3636 | 3707 | 3562 | 3312 | 3629 | 4018 | 3425 | 2771 | 3478 | 3724 | 3567 | 48647 | ||
| Notices Served. | |||||||||||||||||
| Intimation | ' Public Health (London) Acts, 1891 & 1936 | 161 | 461 | 290 | 461 | 344 | 458 | 299 | 552 | 525 | 460 | 228 | 443 | 331 | 309 | 5322 | |
| Housing Acts | — | 35 | 13 | 4 | — | 38 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 169 | ||
| Ice Cream Shop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Dairies, | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | - | 3 | ||
| Statutory | Public Health (London) Acts, 1891 & 1936 | 8 | 123 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 104 | 46 | 100 | 142 | 71 | 27 | 20 | 40 | ,30 | 805 | |
| Housing Acts | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 9 | ||
| L.C.C. (General Powers) Acts | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | ||
| Improvements. | |||||||||||||||||
| Drains— | |||||||||||||||||
| Constructed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Re-constructed | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 65 | ||
| Repaired | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 80 | ||
| Ventilated | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 64 | ||
| Gully and other traps fixed | 27 | 30 | 2 | — | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | 16 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 112 | ||
| Urinals— | |||||||||||||||||
| Water supply—cleansed | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| Water Closets— | |||||||||||||||||
| 'W.C. erected with pan, trap and water supply | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 21 | ||
| Pan and trap only provided | 40 | 54 | 20 | 18 | 45 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 26 | 46 | 40 | 17 | 30 | 17 | 450 | ||
| Flushing apparatus repaired | 21 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 232 | ||
| Ventilated | — | 12 | — | — | 4 | 57 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 84 | ||
| Walls, etc., cleansed | 14 | 29 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 59 | 32 | 38 | 35 | 52 | 55 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 415 | ||
| Position altered | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | 3 | ||
| Dust Bins provided | 69 | 166 | 104 | 179 | 98 | 86 | 92 | 152 | 149 | 99 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 1513 | ||
| Areas paved | 9 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 129 | ||
| Yards paved or repaved | 12 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 23 | 11 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 278 | ||
| Sinks | Provided | 26 | 114 | 26 | 17 | 42 | 32 | 59 | 64 | 35 | 74 | 82 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 621 | |
| Waste pipe repaired | 23 | 42 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 64 | 31 | 96 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 472 | ||
| Domestic Water Supply— | |||||||||||||||||
| Cisterns repaired and cleansed | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | -_ | 56 | ||
| Water supply provided to dwelling house | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Water supply provided to tene-ment house | 8 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 7 | - | 23 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 219 | ||
| Walls and ceilings of rooms cleansed and redecorated | 96 | 326 | 138 | 347 | 216 | 445 | 223 | 347 | 386 | 243 | 296 | 253 | 125 | 152 | 3593 | ||