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Islington 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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1908]
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Table: Table CXXIV.

Table CXXIV.

Inspections.QUARTERS.The
First.Second.Third.Fourth.Year.
House to House Inspections5133991411491,202
Number of Houses Inspected1,6891,6361,8041,9397,068
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c.17,61717,12312,73716,58964,066
Total Visits19 81919,15814,68218,67772,336
Visits to Ice Cream Factories14263701348
Do. Dairies and Milkshops5816138971,2123,303
Do. Stables and Yards ..1,2391,0098808944,022
Do. Manure Depots39312424118
Do. Workshops, with respect to Drains240813261
Do. Under Customs and Inland Revenue Acts721183
Do. re Water Certificates3146674
D0 under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts2991....300
Do. Shops and Stalls on Saturday Nights464,69186854,908
Smoke Observations19021913178618
All Inspections, Visits, &c.22,54225 99416,79821,03786,371

Table: REMOVAL OF DUST. The following statement is of interest, as showing the improvement that has been effected in the removal of dust since 1891 :—

REMOVAL OF DUST.

The following statement is of interest, as showing the improvement that has been effected in the removal of dust since 1891 :—

Applications to Remove Dust.Applications to Remove Dust.
189110,13819OO234
18929,96419OI157
18934,9861902198
18944,5°61903152
18954,596I9°4116
18964,245190589
1897312190658
189830319°755
1899262190864

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Dust Receptacles Provided.—During the year 1,083 dust receptacles
were provided, while 57 were repaired.