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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1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | Total | |
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Overcrowding | 26 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 245 |
Ventilation | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 23 | 33 | 225 |
Dirty Premises | 311 | 195 | 109 | 99 | 217 | 218 | 231 | 423 | 630 | 412 | 448 | 970 | 719 | 425 | 505 | 449 | 476 | 6,837 |
Drains | 554 | 458 | 375 | 313 | 216 | 177 | 90 | 50 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 261 | 6l | * | * | 2,612 | |
W.C.'s | 420 | 325 | 341 | 355 | 411 | 375 | 154 | 161 | 165 | 151 | 190 | 620 | 573 | 677 | 522 | 471 | 517 | 6,428 |
Water supplies | 79 | 41 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 83 | 54 | 18 | 38 | 17 | 23 | 45 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 16 | 64O |
Surface drains | 79 | 109 | 87 | 51 | 78 | 81 | 2 | 53 | 40 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 72 | 99 | 116 | 47 | 28 | 1,060 |
* Now included in District Inspector's summary.
Cleanliness.—492 premises were found in an uncleanly state, and 476
were remedied. The numbers of preceding years, 1906-11, have been 449, 505,
425, 719, 970 and 448.
Effluvium Nuisances.—None were found.
Ventilation.—Insufficient ventilation was discovered in 33 instances, and
these were all remedied before the close of the year.
Overcrowding. 14 instances of overcrowding came under the observation
of the Inspectors, and all of these had been abated before the year
terminated.
In the preceding year the numbers were 30 in 1906, 9 in 1907, 8 in 1908,
9 in 1909, 24 in 1910, and 14 in 1911. Overcrowding in the workshops in
Islington is not unduly prevalent.
Want of Drainage of Floors —In 35 instances the floors of workshops,
chiefly laundries, were found to be insufficiently draired, and consequently
a notice was served in each instance, and 28 have already been
complied with.
Sanitary Accommodation.—Special attention was given to the
provision of this class of accommodation in workplaces, particularly to that
provided for the sexes, and resulted in separate accommodation being required