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Islington 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1925]
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Summary of Sanitary Work from Inspectors' Reports for the year 1925.
| Districts. | Totals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| House to House Inspections | 209 | 202 | 222 | 215 | 139 | 157 | 175 | 81 | 364 | 145 | 266 | 284 | 241 | 220 | 2920 | |
| Other premises inspected | 401 | 253 | 249 | 540 | 264 | 383 | 271 | 481 | 401 | 426 | 392 | 397 | 395 | 310 | 5163 | |
| Re-inspections, Calls made, etc. | 2841 | 1587 | 3330 | 3704 | 4 2612 | 3761 | 3406 | 3885 | 4213 | 3006 | 3974 | 3931 | 3427 | 2800 | 46477 | |
| Ice Cream Factories inspected | — | 1 | 40 | 16 | — | 26 | 1 | - | 44 | 21 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 3 | 223 | |
| Dairies and Milkshops | 60 | 57 | 97 | 78 | 21 | 78 | 163 | 103 | 126 | 84 | 97 | 182 | 67 | 49 | 1262 | |
| Stables „ | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 10 | — | - | 1 | — | 5 | 86 | |
| Yards „ | 105 | 13 | 263 | 36 | 213 | 9 | 277 | 10 | 51 | l3 | 7 | 5 | 81 | 10 | 1093 | |
| Manure Depots „ | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | - | - | 5 | |
| Vacant land, Passages and Courts inspected | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 172 | |
| Urinals attached to P.H.'s inspected | _ | 5 | 68 | 30 | 18 | 57 | 78 | - | 14 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 348 | |
| Premises (re Certificate Customs and Inland Revenue Acts) inspected | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| Premises (re Water Certificates) inspected | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
| Visits re Sale of Food and Drugs Acts | _ | _ | i — | — 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Smoke observations | 14 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 29 | 13 | - | 22 | 4 | 6 | - | - | 114 | ||
| Shops, Stalls and Markets (Saturday evening) | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 50 | |
| Total Inspections and Calls | 3651 | 2123 | 4293 | 4638 | 3375 | 4509 | 4471 | 4573 | 5255 | 3738 | 4753 | 4849 | 4272 | 3429 | 57929 | |
| Notices Served. | ||||||||||||||||
| Intimation | Personally | 2 | 3 | 6 | 24 | - | 15 | 15 | 12 | 132 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 289 |
| By Post | 200 | 208 | 261 | 330 | 93 | 326 | 274 | 324 | 335 | 354 | 449 | 416 | 251 | 212 | 4033 | |
| Statutory | Personally | - | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 7 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 49 |
| By Post | 13 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 51 | 44 | 48 | 80 | 33 | 31 | 456 | |
| Improvements. | ||||||||||||||||
| Drains— | ||||||||||||||||
| Constructed | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | |
| Re-constructed | 14 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 116 | |
| Repaired | 27 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 5 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 34 | 24 | 55 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 345 | |
| Ventilated | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | — | 8 | 109 | |
| Gully and other taps fixed | 92 | 30 | 44 | 50 | 15 | 58 | 19 | 35 | 46 | 69 | 39 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 565 | |
| Urinals— | ||||||||||||||||
| Water supplied, cleansed | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 42 | |
| Cesspools—Abolished | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | |
| Water Closet— | ||||||||||||||||
| W.C. erected with pan, trap and Water Supply | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | |
| Pan and trap only provided | 51 | 25 | 24 | 54 | 13 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 50 | 78 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 472 | |
| Water supply provided | 30 | 29 | 19 | 67 | — | 40 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 24 | 54 | 45 | 32 | 29 | 469 | |
| Ventilated | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | ] | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Position altered | — | — | 10 | _ | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
| Dust Bins | 'Provided | 86 | 123 | 66 | 177 | 19 | 80 | 171 | 168 | 79 | 110 | 115 | 119 | 99 | 88 | 1500 |
| Repaired | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — i | 18 | ||
| Areas—Constructed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Yards | Paved | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — | 2 | — | — | - | 1 | 13 |
| Repaved | 17 | 21 | 27 | 95 | 11 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 418 | |
| Sinks—Provided | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | — | 1 | 8 | 83 | |
| Domestic Water Supply— | ||||||||||||||||
| Cisterns Provided | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Cisterns repaired and cleansed | 11 | 26 | 26 | 47 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 227 | |
| Water supply provided to dwelling house | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | |||
| Water supply provided to tenement house | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 50 | |
| Other improvements— | ||||||||||||||||
| Rooms cleansed & limewashed | 104 | 189 | 231 | 525 | 99 | 273 | 222 | 171 | 334 | 273 | 448 | 295 | 247 | 217 | 3628 | |
| Walls and passages repaired, cleansed and limewashed | 43 | 49 | 72 | 185 | 16 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 117 | 117 | 184 | 103 | 84 | 58' | 1241 | |
| Floor space ventilated | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 54 | |
| Floors repaired | 16 | 26 | 18 | 59 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 65 | 17 | 35 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 360 | |
| Roofs repaired | 59 | 67 | 55 | 230 | 15 | 91 | 83 | 85 | 100 | 105 | 141 | 120 | 106 | 81 | 1338 | |
| Overcrowding abated | — | — | — | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 19 | |
| Illegal use of underground rooms for sleeping discontinued | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 3 | _ | - | _ | _ | - | 4 | |||
| Other improvements, or Nuis | ||||||||||||||||
| ances abated | 100 | 106 | 117 | 293 | 44 | 207 | 139 | 118 | 210 | 155 | 325 | 138 | 165 | 127 | 2244 | |
| Rooms Disinfected | 202 | 45 | 167 | 247 | 44 | 58 | 98 | 29 | 137 | 56 | 199 | 111 | 179 | 168 | 1800 | |
| Total improvements | 951 | 769 | 926 | 2110 | 316 | 1067 | 960 | 819 | 1336 | 1126 | 1762 | 1036 | 1055 | 959 | 15192 | |
| Total premises improved | 476 | 302 | 465 | 807 | 126 | 374 | 452 | 375 | 567 | 390 | 725 | 546 | 554 | 476 | 6635 | |