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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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.
| Hotel and Restaurant Kitchens | 326 |
| Outworkers' premises | 501 |
| Domestic workshops | 49 |
| Re-inspections and calls | 1,721 |
| Attendance at Police Courts | 8 |
| 2 605 | |
| Intimation notices | 174 |
| ,, courtesy notices | 40 |
| Statutory notices | 7 |
| Summonses served | 6 |
| 227 |
Nuisances found and remedied under the Public Health Acts:—
| Found. | Remedied. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Want of cleanliness | 158 | 158 | |
| ,, ventilation | 3 | 3 | |
| Want of, or defective bins | 46 | 43 | |
| Defective floors or yard paving... | 6 | 9 | |
| Other nuisances | 85 | 88 | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 1 | 1 |
| unsuitable or defective | 17 | 17 | |
| not separate for sexes | Nil | Nil | |
| 316 | 319 | ||
| Found. | Remedied. | ||
| Unsatisfactory storage conditions | 20 | 15 | |
| Dirty utensils | 10 | 6 | |
| Workshops. | Workrooms. | ||
| Total number at the beginning of the year | 746 | 1,031 | |
| „ „ added during the period under report | 6 | 10 | |
| „ „ closed „ „ ,, | 22 | 28 | |
| Present Totals | 730 | 1,013 | |