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Islington 1869

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

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TABLE III.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED. From March 26th, 1869, to March, 25th, 1870.

South East District.South West District.North District.Total.
Number of houses inspected1974233215415847
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c.54683146259111205
Visits to 211 Bakehouses289329268886
Do. 66 Cowhouses101162165428
Do. 115 Slaughterhouses250288215753
Do. Stables and Yards1158426225
Do. Factories and Workshops3142578
Do. Fields, Lanes, &c.53268123
Do. 50 Factories, Horse Slaughterhouses, Piggeries, &c, at Bell Isle..236..236
Do. 110 Courts and Alleys285911644594482
Total Inspections, &c111407785533824263
IMPROVEMENTS.
DrainsConsturcted5022880
Improved or repaired19926359521
Traps fixed291167237695
CesspoolsAbolished202325
Cleansed or disinfected2..13
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, trap, and water supply furnished399553
Pan and trap only furnished78722
Water supply furnished134106171411
Dust binsConstructed22281868
Repaired and covers adapted3656120212
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed381324
Relaid30630549660
General Water SupplyNew receptacles provided2413749
Receptacles repaired and cleansed40818434626
Water supply provided..718
Other ImprovementsHouses generally repaired587136165
,, &c., cleansed or limewashed9565003811837
,, ventilated101323145
Overcrowding abated2951989
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued451..55
Other Amendments, or Nuisances abated13062133325
Total Improvements2728205012956073
Total Premises Improved140612239863615
Houses or Drains Disinfected7123642161292