Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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room in the basement as an office for the Road Foremen and to adapt the
room hitherto used as a store for road tools, plans, books, &c. These works
were carried out and the windows in the general offices facing Florence
Street were lowered so as to give increased light in the offices, the
partitions separating the old Highways and Sewers departments were
removed, and other necessary alterations made.
The ventilation painting and decorating and the construction of
strong rooms which the Vestry resolved, in February, 1891, to carry out,
were mainly completed during the vacation of that year. The whole of
the work was done by Messrs. Stevens Brothers, of 148, Seven Sisters,
Road, at a cost, including the alterations before mentioned, of
£1,307 0s. 3d.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
The revision of the County and Borough and County Council Lists
of Voters occupied five days, and took place at the Vestry Hall in
September, 1891.
Particulars of the Parliamentary and County Council Registration are given below.
North Division. Ward 1. | East Division. Wards 3 & 7. | West Division. Wards 2 & 4. | South Division. Wards 5, 6 & 8. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rated Occupiers. | 11,600 | 11,600 | 8,300 | 9,300 | 40,800 |
8,687 | 8,038 | 6,236 | 6,363 | 29,324 | |
238 | 167 | 209 | 182 | 796 | |
,, 3. County Government only (Women) | 1,265 | 1,653 | 768 | 1,029 | 4,715 |
Parliamentary only (Lodgers) | 1,887 | 1,709 | 1,966 | 1,795 | 7,357 |
12,077 | 11,567 | 9,179 | 9,369 | 42,192 | |
Total Number cf Parliamentary Voters | 10,812 | 9,914 | 8,411 | 9,340 | 37,477 |
,, Coun'y Government Electors | 9,952 | 9,691 | 7,004 | 7,392 | 34,093 |