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Islington 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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[1923

Table: Showing the summary of Sanitary Work from District Inspectors' Reportsfor the. v:ar 1923.

Showing the summary of Sanitary Work from District Inspectors' Reportsfor the. v:ar 1923.

Districts.Totals
12345678910n121314
House to House Inspections166233152187_170159644571271592182292742535
Other premises inspected424368317506—4743344044102893995364813405284
Re-inspections, Calls made, etc.2759288136662984—39164239405657691541164140533684360046789
Ice Cream Factories inspected1—1227—4——21—513——83
Dairies and Milkshops „3323111176—181051ll1121147262630823
Stables ,,731151—2526918271—1038226
Yards ,,50100298158—1024612534820644451090
Manure Depots ,,4——29—1——13—1———47
Vacant land, Passages and Courts inspected11133_23911351—1610123
Urinals attached to P.H.'s inspected_667648_1610062512761645423
Premises (re Certificate Customs and Inland Revenue Acts) inspected———82—414————4169
Premises (re Water Certificates) inspected_—_——_114—————4863
Visits re Sale of Food and Drugs Acts———————————————
1
Smoke observations—15340—3218—850952215
Shops, Stalls and Markets (Saturday evening)4444—23555332347
Total Inspections and Calls3399369446534215—46725270 468649834100429248664512447557817
Notices Served.
IntimationPersonally512812—23141013626291227341
By Post182264172372—23124625329112323992562493148
StatutoryPersonally—2530—195223918947133
By Post24212553—53352136—41623545451
Improvements.
Drains—
Constructed———1—2——3—————6
Reconstructed189119—181867321138132
Repaired1122830—39291724730151122265
Ventilated2013413—2521023121527137
Gully and other traps fixedloo553940—5847253491421242477
Urinals—
Water supplied, cleansed——17—13—3———4120
Cesspools—Abolished———————————————
Water Clos
W.C. erected with pan, trap and water supply4131_2217_3_1_25
Pan and trap only provided34311933—4119231875991647356
Water supply provided39391629—43432953220284439424
Ventilated—121———_35——11142
Position altered——7——11_1——_——10
Dust BinsProvided.130165 _112136—1038569761370134142741309
Repaired—2———311———1—8
Areas—Constructed———————————1——1
YardsPaved222—210111—3—125
Repaved28161441—32412028532242614324
Sinks—Provided713—3——3—4—2—2842
Domestic Water Supply-
Cisterns provided3————————————25
Cisterns repaired & cleansed9171226—27253214741724196
Water supply provided to dwelling house7454——92661—3350
Water supply provided to tene ment house1318—14—8—113940
Other improvements—
Rooms cleansed & limewashed84135254282—335336187408643643424422403473
W alls and passages repaired.
cleansed and limewashed53345295—706756107131379115067992
Floor space ventilated4153—1538—1612554
Floors repaired28151336—3416728832303227306
Roofs repaired474942109_941237297281061121351091123
Overcrowding abated—111—2421——2115
Illegal use of underground rooms
for sleeping discontinued———————12—11—6
Other improvements, or Nuis
ances abated958678144—1621447714424158108 2081761615
Rooms Disinfected142187134221—3082781972875158 1941701697
Total improvements8669098361278—11271119689132422611601069 1455111713175
Total premises improved367485415615—3734362966061094315336114855762