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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Month | Site No. * | Rainfall in Inches | Insoluble Deposit | Soluble Deposit | Total Solids | Mg.of SO3/day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A Lead-Peroxide. (Louvered Box) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Tons per square mile) | ||||||
| January | 1 | 0.91 | 10.77 | 7.75 | 18.52 | 4.27 |
| „ | 2 | 1.02 | 14.98 | 30.46 | 45.44 | 4.31 |
| „ | 3 | 1.02 | 9.28 | 7.42 | 16.70 | 2.90 |
| February | 1 | 1.93 | 13.98 | 16.54 | 30.52 | 5.31 |
| „ | 2 | 2.13 | 21.11 | 50.44 | 71.55 | 4.90 |
| „ | 3 | 2.32 | 16.44 | 13.25 | 29.69 | 3.08 |
| March | 1 | 1.35 | 12.39 | 11.57 | 23.96 | 2 95 |
| „ | 2 | 2.09 | 21.08 | 27.90 | 48.98 | 3.35 |
| „ | 3 | 2.05 | 15.74 | 7.16 | 22.90 | 2.31 |
| April | 1 | 0.20 | 5.53 | 3.81 | 9.34 | 2.52 |
| „ | 2 | 0.32 | 8.45 | 3.98 | 12.43 | 2.36 |
| „ | 3 | 0.39 | 8.02 | 3.81 | 11.83 | 1.85 |
| May | 1 | 1.38 | 11.23 | 10.01 | 21.24 | 2.03 |
| „ | 2 | 1.69 | 17.30 | 24.09 | 41.39 | 2.14 |
| „ | 3 | 1.73 | 13.52 | 16.44 | 29.96 | 1.23 |
| June | 1 | 3.19 | 7.22 | 9.35 | 16.57 | 1 20 |
| „ | 2 | 3.07 | 12.76 | 18.29 | 31.05 | 1.04 |
| „ | 3 | 3.70 | 7.42 | 5.53 | 12.95 | 0.79 |
| July ............ | 1 | No Record | ||||
| „ | 2 | 2.91 | 12.89 | 16.54 | 29.43 | 1.58 |
| „ | 3 | 2.99 | 7.95 | 5.63 | 13.58 | 0.63 |
| August | 1 | 2.60 | 6.46 | 9.15 | 15.61 | 1.58 |
| „ | 2 | 3.11 | 15.74 | 22.04 | 37.78 | 1.92 |
| „ | 3 | 3.55 | 7.79 | 9.14 | 16.93 | 0.83 |
| September | 1 | 1.69 | 8.82 | 9.74 | 18.56 | 2.09 |
| „ | 2 | 1.81 | 14.32 | 18.19 | 32.51 | 2 24 |
| „ | 3 | 1.77 | 9.94 | 6.93 | 16.87 | 1.07 |
| October | 1 | 2.40 | 7.36 | 7.79 | 15.15 | 2 99 |
| „ | 2 | 2.36 | 17.60 | 26.15 | 43.75 | 3.21 |
| „ | 3 | 2.25 | 8.15 | 5.53 | 13.68 | 1.47 |
| November | 1 | 2.88 | 10.17 | 12.10 | 22.27 | 5.02 |
| „ | 2 | 2.58 | 15.61 | 42.25 | 57.86 | 4.85 |
| „ | 3 | 3.51 | 9.84 | 14.55 | 24.39 | 3.07 |
| December | 1 | 1.58 | 11.43 | 9.74 | 21.17 | 4.89 |
| „ | 2 | 1.65 | 17.40 | 27.14 | 44.54 | 4.45 |
| „ | 3 | 1.85 | 10.01 | 5.96 | 15.97 | 3.18 |
| Month | Site No. * | Rainfall in Inches | Insoluble Deposit | Soluble Deposit | Total Solids | Mg.of SO3/day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A Lead-Peroxide. (Louvered Box) |
| (Tons per square mile) | ||||||
| January | 1 | 0.91 | 10.77 | 7.75 | 18.52 | 4.27 |
| „ | 2 | 1.02 | 14.98 | 30.46 | 45.44 | 4.31 |
| „ | 3 | 1.02 | 9.28 | 7.42 | 16.70 | 2.90 |
| February | 1 | 1.93 | 13.98 | 16.54 | 30.52 | 5.31 |
| „ | 2 | 2.13 | 21.11 | 50.44 | 71.55 | 4.90 |
| „ | 3 | 2.32 | 16.44 | 13.25 | 29.69 | 3.08 |
| March | 1 | 1.35 | 12.39 | 11.57 | 23.96 | 2 95 |
| „ | 2 | 2.09 | 21.08 | 27.90 | 48.98 | 3.35 |
| „ | 3 | 2.05 | 15.74 | 7.16 | 22.90 | 2.31 |
| April | 1 | 0.20 | 5.53 | 3.81 | 9.34 | 2.52 |
| „ | 2 | 0.32 | 8.45 | 3.98 | 12.43 | 2.36 |
| 3 | 0.39 | 8.02 | 3.81 | 11.83 | 1.85 | |
| May | 1 | 1.38 | 11.23 | 10.01 | 21.24 | 2.03 |
| „ | 2 | 1.69 | 17.30 | 24.09 | 41.39 | 2.14 |
| „ | 3 | 1.73 | 13.52 | 16.44 | 29.96 | 1.23 |
| June | 1 | 3.19 | 7.22 | 9.35 | 16.57 | 1 20 |
| „ | 2 | 3.07 | 12.76 | 18.29 | 31.05 | 1.04 |
| 3 | 3.70 | 7.42 | 5.53 | 12.95 | 0.79 | |
| July ............ | 1 | No Record | ||||
| „ | 2 | 2.91 | 12.89 | 16.54 | 29.43 | 1.58 |
| „ | 3 | 2.99 | 7.95 | 5.63 | 13.58 | 0.63 |
| August | 1 | 2.60 | 6.46 | 9.15 | 15.61 | 1.58 |
| „ | 2 | 3.11 | 15.74 | 22.04 | 37.78 | 1.92 |
| „ | 3 | 3.55 | 7.79 | 9.14 | 16.93 | 0.83 |
| September | 1 | 1.69 | 8.82 | 9.74 | 18.56 | 2.09 |
| „ | 2 | 1.81 | 14.32 | 18.19 | 32.51 | 2 24 |
| 3 | 1.77 | 9.94 | 6.93 | 16.87 | 1.07 | |
| October | 1 | 2.40 | 7.36 | 7.79 | 15.15 | 2 99 |
| „ | 2 | 2.36 | 17.60 | 26.15 | 43.75 | 3.21 |
| „ | 3 | 2.25 | 8.15 | 5.53 | 13.68 | 1.47 |
| November | 1 | 2.88 | 10.17 | 12.10 | 22.27 | 5.02 |
| „ | 2 | 2.58 | 15.61 | 42.25 | 57.86 | 4.85 |
| „ | 3 | 3.51 | 9.84 | 14.55 | 24.39 | 3.07 |
| December | 1 | 1.58 | 11.43 | 9.74 | 21.17 | 4.89 |
| „ | 2 | 1.65 | 17.40 | 27.14 | 44.54 | 4.45 |
| „ | 3 | 1.85 | 10.01 | 5.96 | 15.97 | 3.18 |
* These sites are situated ait the following places in the Borough :—
1.—Town Hall roof.
2.—York Way Court (Caledonian Road area).
3.—Disinfecting Station at Seven Sisters Road.
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Requisitioned Properties.
The number of requisitioned properties on the 1st January, 1954, was 1297.
93 were de-requisitioned during the year.
This department has drawn the attention of the Council's Housing Manager
to any nuisances or major difficulties arising from the occupation of requisitioned
properties in order to ensure the premises being reasonably nuisance free. 150 such
references were made.