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Islington 1883

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

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Table: TABLE No. VI.HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED From March 25th, 1883, to March 25th, 1884.

TABLE No. VI.

HOUSES INSPECTED AND SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTED From March 25th, 1883, to March 25th, 1884.

South East District.South West District.North District.Total.
Number of Houses inspected1279131611213716
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c.42984184300411486
Visits to 251 Bakehouses222167237626
Do. 45 Cowhouses568070206
Do. 81 Slaughter-houses114128108350
Do. Stables and Yards1702056246
Do. Factories and Workshops437
Do. Fields, Lanes, &c.18116998
Do. 32 Factories, Horse Slaughter-houses, Piggeries, &c., Belle Isle..2155220
Total Inspections, &c.61616121467316955
IMPROVEMENTS.........
DrainsConstructed648221167
Improved or repaired161134123418
Traps fixed282391179852
CesspoolsAbolished120829
Cleansed or disinfected........
Privies and Water ClosetsPan, Trap & water supply furnished10131437
Pan and trap only furnished20421779
Water supply furnished5291347
Dust BinsConstructed17131646
Repaired and covers adapted627336
Surface Drains and Pavements of YardsConstructed16818968425
Relaid254284141679
General Water SupplyNew receptacles provided2814850
Receptacles repaired and cleansed..114115171400
Water supply provided146828
Other improvementsHouses generally repaired617127159
,, &c., cleansed or lime washed96220115431
,, ventilated..1..1
Overcrowding abated178328
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued....11
Other Amendments, or Nuisances abated1214461226
Houses or Rooms disinfected149239350738
Total improvements1588194213474877
Total Premises Improved6195964951710

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N.B.—From the 25th March, 1883, to the 25th March, 1884, the Inspector of Dust visited
22,604 houses, and found that Dust was required to be removed from 8,535 of these houses.