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Islington 1908

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

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TABLE VIII.
Proceedings during 1908.
PREMISES.
NUMBER OF PLACES—
Number of
Inspections
1908.
Number of
Notices 1908.
Number of
Prosecutions
1908.
On register
at end of
1907.
Added ill
1908.
Removed
in 1908.
On register
at end of
1908.
Milk premises
178
15
15
178
995
5
0
Cowsheds
1
0
0
1
weekly
0
0
Slaughter—houses
1
0
0
1
11
0
0
Other offensive trade premises
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
tee Cream premises
41
0
0
0
187
0
0
Registered houses let in lodgings
686
0
5
681
1,436
(a)* 17
(a)* 0
(b)* 229
(b)* 14
* (a) For overcrowding.
* (4) For other conditions.
Total number of Intimation notices served for all purposes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,420
Overcrowding, 1908—
Number of Dwelling Rooms overcrowded 46
Number remedied 46
Number of prosecutions 0
Underground Rooms —
Illegal occupation dealt with during year ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16
Number of rooms closed ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16
Insanitary Houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 ... ... ... ... ... 0
„ „ „ „ Housing of the Working Classes Act 0
Ice Cream—
Proceedings under London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902 0
Verminous Rooms—
Numbers of premises cleansed under Section 20 of the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1901 22
Shelters provided under Section 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during the year 14
Number of dwellings comprised therein ... 229
Number of tenements for which certificates were (a) granted 229 ; (6) refused 0 ; (c) deferred 0
Number of prosecutions under Bye—laws under Public Health (London) Act, 1891——
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, etc 0
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of any
manufactory, etc 0
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner as to be injurious to health 0
(rf) As to paving of yards, etc., of dwelling houses ... 0
(«) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, etc 0
(/) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, etc. ... ... ... ... O
( g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, etc 0
(A) With respect to water closets, earth closets, etc. 0
(») With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets 0
( j) With respect to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act, Section 202) 0
(A) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, etc. (Metropolis Management Act,
Section 202) 0
Mortuaries —
Total number of bodies removed 146
Total number of infectious bodies removed ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0