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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Table CX.
NUISANCES. | QUARTERS | |||||
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | ||
1. | The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 209 | 245 | 275 | 257 | 986 |
2. | ,, ,, in a damp condition | 108 | 57 | 91 | 122 | 378 |
3. | ,, in a dilapidated condition | 108 | 114 | 126 | 118 | 466 |
4. | The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | 19 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 46 |
5. | The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance | 124 | 87 | 132 | 73 | 416 |
6. | ,, ,, without a water supply | 48 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 132 |
7. 8. | „ ,, with a deficient supply of water | 54 | 40 | 66 | 61 | 221 |
,, ,, improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance | 106 | 77 | 93 | 64 | 340 | |
9. | „ „ so defective as to be a nuisance | 56 | 60 | 98 | 66 | 280 |
10. | „ stopped | 20 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 69 |
11. | ,, „ placed in an improper position | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
12. | Insufficient external ventilation to water-closets | 33 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 96 |
13. | Insufficient water-closet accommodation | 11 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 64 |
14. | The soil pipe defective | .13 | 25 | 22 | 102 | |
15. | „ unventilated | 11 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 48 |
16. | „ improperly ventilated | 18 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 67 |
17. | The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of proper paving | 153 | 133 | 177 | 226 | 689 |
18. | The yard dirty | 56 | 25 | 28 | 51 | 160 |
19. | undrained | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 44 |
20. | A gully trap improperly placed within the house | 47 | 33 | 27 | 23 | 130 |
21. | The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 52 |
22. | „ „ improperly trapped | 4 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 28 |
23. | „ ,, untrapped | 118 | 113 | 144 | 102 | 477 |
24. | „ of lavatory directly connected with the drain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
25. | ,, ,, improperly trapped | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
26. | „ „ untrapped | 27 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53 |
27. | „ of bath directly connected with the drain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
28. | „ ,, improperly trapped | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
29. | „ untrapped | 16 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 40 |
30. | The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 55 | 97 | 103 | 65 | 320 |
31. | „ „ being without a close fitting cover | 56 | 112 | 114 | 88 | 370 |
32. | „ „ being placed in an improper position | 18 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 89 |
33. | „ „ defective.. | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
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[1912