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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE VII.—continued. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.—continued.
| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Orange. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 —use | |||||
| The rainwater pipe in direct communication with the drain | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 |
| Do. do. do. with the soil pipe | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Do. do. defective | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with the cistern which is used for flushing the watercloset | — | — | — | — | — |
| The absence of proper water supply | 141 | 122 | 95 | 45 | 403 |
| The roof defective | 9 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 63 |
| The guttering defective | — | 1 | 5 | — | 6 |
| The paving of wash—house defective | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| The want of proper manure receptacle | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 |
| An animal kept in such place or manner as to be a nuisance | _ | _ | — | _ | __ |
| The house or part of the house overcrowded | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act | 2 | 8 | _ | 6 | 16 |
| The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilated | — | 1 | _ | 1 | |
| Do. improperly or insufficiently ventilated | — | — | — | __ | _ |
| A chimney sending forth black smoke in such quantity as to be a nuisance | See under Workshops | ||||
| A urinal improperly constructed, drained or offensive | — | — | — | _ | _ |
| Do. with no supply of water | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Other nuisances | — | 89 | 8 | 3 | 50 |
| * Factories, Workshops and Work Places | 54 | 59 | 153 | 35 | 301 |
| Dirty | 24 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 90 |
| Waterclosets, defective or dirty | 12 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 71 |
| Do. insufficient | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Do. absence of separate accommodation for sexes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Drains, soil pipes, &c., defective | 9 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 43 |
| Improperly ventilated | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Overcrowded | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Chimney sending forth black smoke | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | 12 |
| Other nuisances | 11 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 64 |
| Breach of Bye—laws or Regulations— | |||||
| t Lodging—houses | 78 | 67 | 41 | 63 | 252 |
| Dairies, cowsheds, milkshops and slaughterhouses | — | — | 1 | — | I |
| Keeping of animals | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 |
| London County Council (General Towers Acts) | |||||
| Urinals | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Verminous Booms | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| Ashpits | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | |
| Statutory Notices | 28 | 115 | 98 | 29 | 270 |
* Many nuisances at workshops, that are parts of dwelling houses, are included in the Intimation Notices served
under " Houses."
j— Many breaches of bye—laws are included in Intimation Notices served under " Houses."