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 CXXIII.
NUISANCES. | QUARTERS. | |||||
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | ||
1. | The house or part ol the house in a dirty condition | 147 | 234 | 230 | 162 | 773 |
2. | „ ,, in a damp condition | 62 | 63 | 59 | 41 | 225 |
3. | ,, in a dilapidated condition | 38 | 77 | 93 | 46 | 254 |
4. | The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | 52 | 46 | 51 | 60 | 209 |
5. | The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance | 175 | 145 | 43 | 104 | 567 |
6. | „ ,, without a water supply | 117 | 66 | 70 | 41 | 294 |
7 | ,, ,, with a deficient supply of water | 65 | 74 | 56 | 77 | 272 |
8. | ,, ,, improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance | 155 | 151 | 135 | 105 | 546 |
9. | „ „ so defective as to be a nuisance | 104 | 113 | 100 | 95 | 412 |
10. | ,, ,, stopped | 40 | 39 | 22 | 23 | 124 |
11. | ,, ,, placed in an improper position | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
12. | Insufficient external ventilation to water-closets | 14 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 61 |
13. | Insufficient water-closet accommodation | 15 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 81 |
14. | The soil pipe defective | 42 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 176 |
15. | „ unventilated | 35 | 43 | 51 | 31 | 160 |
16. | ,, improperly ventilated | 55 | 39 | 27 | 36 | 157 |
17. | The yard in a condition injurious to health by reason of the want of | |||||
proper paving | 134 | 155 | 120 | 154 | 563 | |
18. | The yard dirty | 18 | 27 | 13 | 20 | 78 |
19. | ,, undrained | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
20. | A gully trap improperly placed within the house | 69 | 68 | 38 | 47 | 222 |
21. | The waste pipe of sink directly connected with the drain | 28 | 33 | 36 | 23 | 120 |
22. | 11 „ improperly trapped | 10 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 42 |
23. | ,, ,, untrapped | 181 | 195 | 164 | 166 | 706 |
24. | ,, of lavatory directly connected with the drain | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
25. | „ „ improperly trapped | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 |
26. | ,, ,, untrapped | 44 | 45 | 29 | 26 | 144 |
27. | „ of bath directly connected with the drain | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
28. | ,, ,, improperly trapped | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
29. | „ „ untrapped | 42 | 47 | 38 | 32 | 159 |
30. | The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 50 | 105 | 83 | 85 | 323 |
31. | „ „ being without a close fitting cover .. | 80 | 130 | 108 | 92 | 410 |
32. | ,, „ being placed in an improper position | 43 | 26 | 30 | 39 | 138 |
33. | , ,, defective | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
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