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 VII. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.
Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Orange. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intimation Notices—Total served | 336 | 602 | 398 | 186 | 1.422 |
Houses | 282 | 443 | 245 | 151 | 1,121 |
The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 40 | 78 | 47 | 20 | 185 |
The house or part of the house in a damp condition | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 12 |
The house in a dilapidated condition | 5 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 76 |
The watercloset so foul as to be a nuisance | 15 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 76 |
Do. without a water supply | 18 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 73 |
Do. with a deficient supply of water | 8 | 19 | — | 4 | 31 |
Do. improperly constructed | — | — | — | — | — |
Do. so defective as to be a nuisance | 24 | 45 | 36 | 15 | 120 |
Do. stopped | 40 | 76 | 45 | 7 | 168 |
Do placed in an improper position | — | — | 1 | — | I |
Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset | — | 5 | 2 | — | 7 |
Insufficient watercloset accommodation | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 22 |
Absence of watercloset accommodation | — | — | — | — | _ |
Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sex | See under Workshops &c. | ||||
The soil pipe defective | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Do. unventilated | 1 | — | — | — | I |
Do. improperly ventilated | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
The yard paving defective | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 19 |
Do. dirty | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
The area improperly paved | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
Do. dirty | 1 | 21 | 4 | — | 26 |
Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | _ |
The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
A gully trap improperly placed within the house | — | — | — | — | — |
The waste pipe of sink improperly connected with the drain | I | 1 | 4 | f, | |
Do. do. improperly trapped | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Do. do. untrapped | 6 | 25 | 1 | 32 | |
Do. of lavatory improperly connected with the drain | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | _ |
Do. do. untrapped | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Do. of bath directly connected witn the drain | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ |
Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | 2 | _ | 2 |
Do. do. untrapped | 2 | 2 | — | _ | 4 |
The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
Do. being without a close fitting cover | 5 | 3 | 3 | _ | 11 |
Do. being placed in an improper position ... | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ |
Do. defective | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
An accumulation or deposit of refuse | 5 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 61 |
The absence of proper ashbin | 52 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 105 |
The ashbin defective | 35 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 68 |
The drain foul | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
Do. defective | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
Do. choked or stopped | 8 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 71 |
Do. unventilated | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |