London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1872
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE XIV.
HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED.
From March 26th., 1872, to March 25th, 1873.
| South East District. | South West District. | North District. | Total.. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses inspected | 1143 | 1136 | 1470 | 3749 | ||
| Re-inspections, Calls made, &c. | 6845 | 3229 | 3219 | 13293 | ||
| Visists to 216 Bakehouses | 212 | 115 | 140 | 467 | ||
| Do. 73 Cowhouses | 100 | 85 | 94 | 279 | ||
| Do. 110 Slaughter-houses | 196 | 216 | 123 | 535 | ||
| Do. Stables and Yards | 151 | 116 | 26 | 293 | ||
| Do. Factories and Workshops | 4 | .. | 2 | 6 | ||
| Do. Fields, Lanes, &c. | 133 | 1 | 40 | 174 | ||
| Do. 38 | Factories, Horse Slaughter-houses, Piggeries, &c. | .. | 102 | 4 | 106 | |
| Belle Isle. | ||||||
| Do. 110 Courts and Alleys | 3500 | 1094 | 751 | 5345 | ||
| Total Inspection, &c. | 12234 | 6094 | 5869 | 24247 | ||
| IMPROVEMENTS. | ||||||
| Drains | Constructed | 50 | 32 | 70 | 152 | |
| Improved or repaired | 176 | 217 | 135 | 528 | ||
| Traps fixed | 211 | 193 | 219 | 623 | ||
| Cesspools | Abolished | 14 | 5 | 29 | 48 | |
| Cleansed or disinfected | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
| Privies and Water Closets | Pan, trap, and water supply furnished | 24 | 8 | 24 | 56 | |
| Pan and trap only furnished | 10 | 26 | 18 | 54 | ||
| Water supply furnished | 56 | 78 | 163 | 297 | ||
| Dust bins | Constructed | 17 | 22 | 26 | 65 | |
| Repaired and covers adapted | 8 | 14 | 55 | 77 | ||
| Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards | Constructed | 19 | 21 | 4 | 44 | |
| Relaid | 179 | 303 | 183 | 665 | ||
| General Water Supply | New receptacles provided | 11 | 26 | 6 | 43 | |
| Receptacles repaired and cleansed | 427 | 152 | 63 | 642 | ||
| Water supply provided | .. | 1 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Other Improvements | Houses generally repaired | 66 | 34 | 165 | 265 | |
| ,, &c., cleansed or limewashed | 494 | 332 | 397 | 1223 | ||
| ,, Ventilated | 1 | 16 | 8 | 25 | ||
| Overcrowding abated | 5 | 13 | 9 | 27 | ||
| Illegal use of underground Booms for sleeping discontinued | .. | 22 | .. | 22 | ||
| Other Amendments, or Nuisances abated | 189 | 72 | 431 | 692 | ||
| Houses or Rooms Disinfected | 34 | 137 | 79 | 250 | ||
| Total Improvements | 1991 | 1724 | 2097 | 5812 | ||
| Total Premises Improved | 1044 | 826 | 871 | 2741 | ||
N.B.—From the 26th March, 1872, to the 22nd March, 1873, the Inspector of Dust visited 26,279
houses and found that Dust was required to be removed from 10,112 of these houses.