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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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 |