London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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] 242
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| Foul | 416 |
| Without water supply | 132 |
| With deficient water supply | 221 |
| Improperly constructed | 340 |
| Defective | 280 |
| Stopped | 69 |
| Improperly situated | 24 |
| Insufficient external ventilation | 96 |
| Insufficient in number | 64 |
| Soil Pipes. | |
| Defective | 102 |
| Unventilated | 48 |
| Improperly ventilated | 67 |
| Yards. | |
| Improperly paved | 689 |
| Dirty | 160 |
| Undrained | 44 |
| Drains. | |
| Foul | 10 |
| Defective | 569 |
| Choked or stopped | 176 |
| Unventilated | 131 |
| Overcrowding | 74 |
| Underground Rooms | 42 |
| Other Nuisances | 4,757 |
| Total Nuisances | 10,341 |
Notices were served during 1912 for the abatement of Smoke Nuisances
at the following premises.
Great Northern Electric Lighting Station, Drayton Park.
Plaistowe's Factory, Wharfdale Road.
Times Laundry, 20 and 22, York Road.