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Islington 1912

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

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19121

18961897189818991900190119021903190419051906190719081909191019111912Total
Overcrowding26121514221441341330989241414245
Ventilation14132543581148311229202333225
Dirty Premises311195109992172182314236304124489707194255054494766,837
Drains554458375313216177905019154192616l***2,612
W.C.'s4203253413554113751541611651511906205736775224715176,428
Water supplies794135201913835418381723454046531664O
Surface drains791098751788125340343945729911647281,060

* 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