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Islington 1912

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

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1912] 220
Mrs. YOUNG'S REPORT.
Town Hall,
Upper Street,
4th October, 1912.
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir,

The following is a report of the work done by me during the period of nine months ending September 28th, 1912.

Inspections and calls made.—
Hotel and Restaurant Kitchens326
Outworkers' premises501
Domestic workshops49
Re-inspections and calls1,721
Attendance at Police Courts8
2 605
Notices served.—
Intimation notices174
,, courtesy notices40
Statutory notices7
Summonses served6
227

Nuisances found and remedied under the Public Health Acts:—

Found.Remedied.
Want of cleanliness158158
,, ventilation33
Want of, or defective bins4643
Defective floors or yard paving...69
Other nuisances8588
Sanitary accommodationinsufficient11
unsuitable or defective1717
not separate for sexesNilNil
316319
Found.Remedied.
Unsatisfactory storage conditions2015
Dirty utensils106
Registers.—Hotel and Restaurant Kitchens.—
Workshops.Workrooms.
Total number at the beginning of the year7461,031
„ „ added during the period under report610
„ „ closed „ „ ,,2228
Present Totals7301,013