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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
St Mary (Islington) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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The following table shews the number of rooms which have been fumigated by the Disinfector after cases of infectious disease, during each month of the year.
| Districts | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept | Oct. | Nov. | Dec | Total rooms disinfected during year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up. Holloway | 70 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 61 | 49 | 50 | 37 | 512 |
| Lr. Holloway | 6 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 156 |
| Highbury | 21 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 2 1 | 25 | 32 | 36 | 243 |
| Thornhill | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 158 |
| Barnsbury | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 139 |
| St. Mary's | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | *14 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 94 |
| Canonbury | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 167 | |
| Si. Peter's | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 35 | 22 | 18 | 183 |
| Totals | 137 | 85 | 71 | 87 | 132 | 107 | 120 | 131 | 182 | 208 | 226 | 160 | 1,652 |
By the authority of the Sanitary Committee, Carbolic Acid was
again used during the summer months in watering some of the streets.
Disinfecting Powder was also used in the hottest and driest part of the
season in the courts, and in connection with the Sunday morning
cleansing of the channels of the Essex, Caledonian, and Holloway
Roads, these thoroughfares being used as market-places until
late on Saturday night. The Dust Bins were also disinfected by the
Dustmen after removing the Dust from the houses of the inhabitants
during the Summer months.
The quantity of disinfectants distributed by the Sanitary Department during the year
is shown m the following table:—
| Carbolic Powder. | Crude Acid. | Clear Acid. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Cwts. | Gallons. | Gallons. | ||
| To Inhabitants | 48 | 8 | 3,140 | 60 | |
| Works Dept. | Horse and Depot | 25 | 3 | 32 | - |
| Sewers | 7 | 17 | 1,882 | - | |
| Highways | 6 | 12 | 220 | - | |
| Totals | 88 | 0 | 5,280 | 60 | |
| * This number includes one Cab. | |||||