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St Mary (Islington) 1891

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

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Table: TABLE No. IX.SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK FROM INSPECTORS' REPORTS.From March 30th, 1891, to March 2Gth, 1892.

TABLE No. IX.

SUMMARY OF SANITARY WORK FROM INSPECTORS' REPORTS.

From March 30th, 1891, to March 2Gth, 1892.

Inspections, &c.IslngtnNth.IslngtnSth.IslngtnEast.IslngtnWestTotal.
No. 1.No. 2.No. 1.No. 2.No. 1.No. 2.No. 1No. 2
Number of Houses inspected97267277495891211194419536801
Re-inspections, Calls made, &c.4168415646704207416652401835561634058
Visits to 227 Bakehouses..794114814823109395
Do. 31 Cowhouses..1351924341041146
Do. 70 Slaughter-houses..15104049451560234
Do. Stables and Yards426891411194616235676
Do. Courts, &c.12..2..54....69
Do. Factories and Workshops......81....817
Do. Fields, Lanes, &c13117573316137
Do. under the "Sale of Food and Drugs Acts6328586840482859392
Do. 20 Factories, Horse Slaughter-houses,) Piggeries, &c., Belle Isle..2....1....190193
Do. Registered Lodging Houses1767610814816122278762
Dust Removals Ordered7919816771901261004041189
Total Inspections, &c5304528956705649578868092591795945059
IMPROVEMENTS.
DrainsConstructed113328350664177
Improved or repaired20214610313015216048641005
Traps fixed4042542942352534131363532342
CesspoolsAbolished1..2..112..7
Cleansed or disinfected..................
Privies & Water ClosetsPan, Trap and water supply furnished66269235393271271
Pan and Trap only furnished504740467074126345
Water supply furnished4598561954371946374
Dust BinsConstructed175164131212088
Repaired and covers adapted173932373442156240
Surface Drains & Pavements of YardsConstructed10155768151452714351
Relaid272124121157204279731751405
General Water SupplyNew receptacles provided4811143711590
Receptacles repaired &cleansd368438242163461331
Water supply provided22221189611594
Other improvementsHouses generally repaired4760..2811101247215
„ &c., cleansed or limewshd.491491571948476942651068
„ ventilated8841342328619105398
Overcrowding abated3126568..1757
Illegal use of underground Rooms for sleeping discontinued....1..........1
Other Amendments, or Nuisances abated56550427535626221119810543425
Rooms disinfected181205160165180150461841271
Total Improvements213418151465154413821831752263213555
Total Premises Improved3683964703154504211608023382