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Islington 1908

[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 served3366023981861.422
Houses2824432451511,121
The house or part of the house in a dirty condition40784720185
The house or part of the house in a damp condition364—12
The house in a dilapidated condition55315376
The watercloset so foul as to be a nuisance152731376
Do. without a water supply184014173
Do. with a deficient supply of water819—431
Do. improperly constructed—————
Do. so defective as to be a nuisance24453615120
Do. stopped4076457168
Do placed in an improper position——1—I
Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset—52—7
Insufficient watercloset accommodation2811122
Absence of watercloset accommodation————_
Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sexSee under Workshops &c.
The soil pipe defective1—1—2
Do. unventilated1———I
Do. improperly ventilated1—1—2
The yard paving defective1432—19
Do. dirty6138128
Do. undrained—————
The area improperly paved—13—4
Do. dirty1214—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 drainI14f,
Do. do. improperly trapped11215
Do. do. untrapped625132
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. untrapped22—_4
The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance534618
Do. being without a close fitting cover533_11
Do. being placed in an improper position ...______
Do. defective16119
An accumulation or deposit of refuse52824461
The absence of proper ashbin52182312105
The ashbin defective351931168
The drain foul—23—5
Do. defective81010129
Do. choked or stopped836151271
Do. unventilated22——4