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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Islington 1868

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]

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Table: TABLE III.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED,From March 26th, 1868, to March 25th, 1869.

TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED,

From March 26th, 1868, to March 25th, 1869.

South East District.South "West District.North District.Total.
Number of houses inspected2209204413725625
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c.53862114288710387
Visits to 200 Bakehouses252303186741
Do. 68 Cowhouses102186111399
Do. 114 Slaughter houses205269191665
Do. Stables and Yards8713642265
Do. Factories168125
Do. Fields, Lanes, &c.48..1058
Do Factories, Horse Slaughterhouses,Piggeries,&c., 50 at Belle Isle..443..443
Do. Workshops7119971341
Do. 110 Courts and Alleys32169735934782
Total Inspections, &c115926675546423731
IMPROVEMENTS.
Drains491971139
Improved or repaired232230124586
Traps fixed225111342678
CesspoolsAbolished317543
Cleansed or disinfected..13 514 97
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished433
Pan and trap only furnished14271758
Water supply furnished145133206484
Dust binsConstructed132389125
Repaired and covers adapted2345132200
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed1964570
Relaid.270231206707
General Water SupplyNew receptacles provided31242782
Receptacles repaired and cleansed..28615791534
Water supply provided10181543
General ReportHouses generally repaired1686347278
„ &c., cleansed or limewashed8913852811557
„ ventilated1110324
Overcrowding abated2727559
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued.18..9
Other Amendments, or Nuisances Abated14128144313
Total Improvements2630155619046090
Total Premises Improved14119199753305
Houses or Drains Disinfected6643401751179