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Islington 1876

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

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Table: TABLE No. IX.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From March 27th, 1876, to March 25th, 1877.

TABLE No. IX.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED, From March 27th, 1876, to March 25th, 1877.

South East District.South West District.North District.Total.
Number of Houses inspected1,1101,3509513.411
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c.2,9942,8772,9198,790
Visits to 211 Bakehouses337321265923
Do. 68 Cowhouses117154158429
Do. 94 Slaughter-houses164153126443
Do. Stables and yards43171474
Do. Factories and Workshops10...313
Do. Fields, Lanes, &c..5421147222
Do. 32 Factories, Horse Slaughter-houses, Piggeries, &c., Belle Isle1165...166
Total Inspections, &c4,8305,0584,58314,471
IMPROVEMENTS.
DrainsConstructed34391588
Improved or repaired1158476275
Traps fixed168234128530
CesspoolsAbolished2349
Cleansed or disinfected............
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, Trap and water supply furnished...549
Pan and trap only furnished14101337
Water supply furnished915226
Dust BinsConstructed5101429
Repaired and covers adapted...3811
Surface Drains and Pavements of Yards.Constructed...14115
Relaid15512579359
General Water SupplyNew receptacles provided63413
Receptacles repaired and cleansed7151133
Water supply provided13...316
Other ImprovementsHouses generally repaired1232836187
„ &c., cleansed or limewashed228157213598
„ ventilated............
Overcrowding abated1016632
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued126119
Other Amendments, or Nuisances abated4152121214
Houses or Rooms Disinfected165523251939
Total Improvements1,1071,3429903,439
Total Premises Improved5866295681,783

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N.B.—From the 27th March, 1876, to the 25th March, 1877, the Inspector of Dust visited
14,499 houses, and found that Dust was required to be removed from 5,270 of these houses.