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Islington 1881

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

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Table: TABLE IX.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED.From March 25th, 1881, to March 25th, 1882.

TABLE IX.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED.

From March 25th, 1881, to March 25th, 1882.

South East District.South West District.North District.Total.
Number of Houses inspectod1,3731,3361,0663,775
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c3,7023,6103,18610,498
Visits to 48 Cowhouses618156198
Do. 85 Slaughter-houses12811486328
Do. Stables and Yards954222169
Do. Factories and Workshops7512
Do. Fields, Lanes, & c.1795985
Do. 32 Factories, Horse Slaughter-houses, Piggeries, &c., Belle Isle197-197
Total Inspections, &c5,3835,3894,48015,252
IMPROVEMENTS.
DrainsConstructed563814108
Improved or repaired13512396354
Traps fixed161173119453
CesspoolsAbolished...527
Cleansed or disinfected............
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, Trap & water supply furnished...72128
Pan and trap only furnished612826
Water supply furnished10441771
Dust BinsConstructed131014
Repaired and covers adapted2131126
Surface Drains andPavements of YardsConstructed857936200
Relaid12717379379
General Water SupplyNew receptacles provided29819
Receptacles repaired and cleansed306041131
Water supply provided116926
Other improvementsHouses generally repaired535662171
,, &c., cleansed or lime washed69106101276
„ ventilated...2...2
Overcrowding abated104418
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued83...11
Other Amendments, or Nuisances abated782763168
Houses or Rooms disinfected3723353751082
Total improvements1,2161,2781,0763,570
Total Premises Improved6305015421,673

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N.B.—From the 25th March, 1881, to the 25th March, 1882, the Inspector of Dust visited
23,009 houses, and found that Dust was required to be removed from 8,149 of these houses