Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Districts. | Totals | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | n | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
House to House Inspections | 166 | 233 | 152 | 187 | _ | 170 | 159 | 64 | 457 | 127 | 159 | 218 | 229 | 274 | 2535 | |
Other premises inspected | 424 | 368 | 317 | 506 | — | 474 | 334 | 404 | 410 | 289 | 399 | 536 | 481 | 340 | 5284 | |
Re-inspections, Calls made, etc. | 2759 | 2881 | 3666 | 2984 | — | 3916 | 4239 | 4056 | 5769 | 1541 | 1641 | 4053 | 3684 | 3600 | 46789 | |
Ice Cream Factories inspected | 1 | — | 12 | 27 | — | 4 | — | — | 21 | — | 5 | 13 | — | — | 83 | |
Dairies and Milkshops „ | 33 | 23 | 111 | 176 | — | 18 | 105 | 1ll | 112 | 11 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 823 | |
Stables ,, | 7 | 3 | 11 | 51 | — | 25 | 26 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 1 | — | 10 | 38 | 226 | |
Yards ,, | 50 | 100 | 298 | 158 | — | 10 | 246 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 20 | 6 | 44 | 45 | 1090 | |
Manure Depots ,, | 4 | — | — | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | |
Vacant land, Passages and Courts inspected | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | _ | 2 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 1 | — | 16 | 10 | 123 | |
Urinals attached to P.H.'s inspected | _ | 66 | 76 | 48 | _ | 16 | 100 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 423 | |
Premises (re Certificate Customs and Inland Revenue Acts) inspected | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 69 | ||
Premises (re Water Certificates) inspected | _ | — | _ | — | — | _ | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 63 | |
Visits re Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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Smoke observations | — | 15 | 3 | 40 | — | 32 | 18 | — | 85 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 215 | ||
Shops, Stalls and Markets (Saturday evening) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 47 | |
Total Inspections and Calls | 3399 | 3694 | 4653 | 4215 | — | 4672 | 5270 4686 | 4983 | 4100 | 4292 | 4866 | 4512 | 4475 | 57817 | ||
Notices Served. | ||||||||||||||||
Intimation | Personally | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | — | 23 | 14 | 10 | 136 | 2 | 62 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 341 |
By Post | 182 | 264 | 172 | 372 | — | 231 | 246 | 253 | 291 | 1 | 232 | 399 | 256 | 249 | 3148 | |
Statutory | Personally | — | 2 | 5 | 30 | — | 19 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 133 |
By Post | 24 | 21 | 25 | 53 | — | 53 | 35 | 21 | 36 | — | 41 | 62 | 35 | 45 | 451 | |
Improvements. | ||||||||||||||||
Drains— | ||||||||||||||||
Constructed | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Reconstructed | 18 | 9 | 11 | 9 | — | 18 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 132 | |
Repaired | 11 | 22 | 8 | 30 | — | 39 | 29 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 265 | |
Ventilated | 20 | 13 | 4 | 13 | — | 25 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 137 | |
Gully and other traps fixed | loo | 55 | 39 | 40 | — | 58 | 47 | 25 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 477 | |
Urinals— | ||||||||||||||||
Water supplied, cleansed | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 20 | |
Cesspools—Abolished | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Water Clos | ||||||||||||||||
W.C. erected with pan, trap and water supply | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | _ | 3 | _ | 1 | _ | 25 | |
Pan and trap only provided | 34 | 31 | 19 | 33 | — | 41 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 59 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 356 | |
Water supply provided | 39 | 39 | 16 | 29 | — | 43 | 43 | 29 | 53 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 44 | 39 | 424 | |
Ventilated | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | _ | 35 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | |
Position altered | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | — | — | _ | — | — | 10 | |
Dust Bins | Provided. | 130 | 165 _ | 112 | 136 | — | 103 | 85 | 69 | 76 | 13 | 70 | 134 | 142 | 74 | 1309 |
Repaired | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | ||
Areas—Constructed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Yards | Paved | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 25 | |
Repaved | 28 | 16 | 14 | 41 | — | 32 | 41 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 324 | |
Sinks—Provided | 7 | 13 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 42 | |
Domestic Water Supply- | ||||||||||||||||
Cisterns provided | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
Cisterns repaired & cleansed | 9 | 17 | 12 | 26 | — | 27 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 196 | |
Water supply provided to dwelling house | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 50 | |
Water supply provided to tene ment house | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 40 | |
Other improvements— | ||||||||||||||||
Rooms cleansed & limewashed | 84 | 135 | 254 | 282 | — | 335 | 336 | 187 | 408 | 64 | 364 | 342 | 442 | 240 | 3473 | |
W alls and passages repaired. | ||||||||||||||||
cleansed and limewashed | 53 | 34 | 52 | 95 | — | 70 | 67 | 56 | 107 | 13 | 137 | 91 | 150 | 67 | 992 | |
Floor space ventilated | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 54 | |
Floors repaired | 28 | 15 | 13 | 36 | — | 34 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 306 | |
Roofs repaired | 47 | 49 | 42 | 109 | _ | 94 | 123 | 72 | 97 | 28 | 106 | 112 | 135 | 109 | 1123 | |
Overcrowding abated | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||
Illegal use of underground rooms | ||||||||||||||||
for sleeping discontinued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | ||
Other improvements, or Nuis | ||||||||||||||||
ances abated | 95 | 86 | 78 | 144 | — | 162 | 144 | 144 | 24 | 158 | 108 208 | 176 | 1615 | |||
Rooms Disinfected | 142 | 187 | 134 | 221 | — | 30 | 82 | 78 | 197 | 28 | 75 | 158 194 | 170 | 1697 | ||
Total improvements | 866 | 909 | 836 | 1278 | — | 1127 | 1119 | 689 | 1324 | 226 | 1160 | 1069 1455 | 1117 | 13175 | ||
Total premises improved | 367 | 485 | 415 | 615 | — | 373 | 436 | 296 | 606 | 109 | 431 | 533 | 611 | 485 | 5762 |