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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1908
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
Table CXXI.
Summary of Sanitary Work carried out under Inspectors Bridel, Ward and Hancock in Houses Let in Lodgings during the year 1908
| InspBridel. | Inspector Ward. | Inspector Hancock. | Totals. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter. | Year. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year. | ||
| Number of Houses inspected | 298 | 65 | 84 | 104 | 551 | 308 | 316 | 265 | 242 | 1,131 | 1.682 |
| Re-inspections, Calls made, etc. | 1,300 | 637 | 743 | 971 | 3,651 | 1,263 | 1,308 | 1,258 | 1,620 | 5,449 | 9,100 |
| Total inspections, etc. | 1,598 | 702 | 827 | 1,075 | 4,202 | 1,571 | 1,624 | 1,523 | 1,862 | 6580 | 1,0782 |
| Notices Served. | |||||||||||
| Intimation | 146 | 225 | 39 | 42 | 452 | 172 | 149 | 170 | 177 | 668 | 1,120 |
| Statutory | 19 | 3 | .. | .. | 22 | 23 | 11 | 30 | 73 | 137 | 159 |
| Nuisances Abated. | |||||||||||
| Drains— | |||||||||||
| Constructed | 8 | 2 | 1 | .. | 11 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 |
| Improved or repaired | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 21 | |
| Traps fixed | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 59 | 49 | 116 | 135 | |
| Cesspools— | |||||||||||
| Abolished | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cleansed or disinfected | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Water Closets— | |||||||||||
| Pan, trap and water supply furnished | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Pan and trap only furnished | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 28 | .. | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 45 |
| Water supply furnished | 18 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 66 | 30 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 88 | 154 |
| Extra closets provided | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Dust Bins — | |||||||||||
| Provided | 18 | .. | .. | 12 | 30 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 87 |
| Repaired | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 6 |
| Surface Drains and Pavement of Yards— | |||||||||||
| Constructed | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Relaid or amended | 8 | 2 | 2 | .. | 15 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| Domestic Water Supply— | |||||||||||
| New cisterns provided | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Cisterns repaired and cleansed | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .. | 3 | 2 | 7 | 27 |
| Water supply provided | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 76 | 87 | 174 | 219 |
| Other Improvements— | |||||||||||
| Houses generally repaired | 7 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 49 | 4 | .. | 28 | 2 | 34 | 83 |
| „ etc., cleansed or limewashed | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 38 | .. | 211 | 133 | 4 | 348 | 386 |
| „ ventilated | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Overcrowding abated | 5 | .. | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 61 |
| Illegal use of underground rooms for sleeping discontinued | .. | 12 | .. | .. | 12 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Other Improvements or Nuisances abated | 250 | 20 | 69 | 86 | 425 | 264 | 156 | 197 | 281 | 898 | 1,323 |
| Verminous Rooms Disinfected | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Total Nuisances Abated | 365 | 89 | 171 | 189 | 814 | 338 | 443 | 560 | 507 | 1,848 | 2,662 |
| No. of Premises affected | 186 | 34 | 65 | 90 | 375 | 177 | 346 | 266 | 226 | 1,015 | 1,390 |