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Islington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1907]
SYNOPSIS OF THE DISTRICT INSPECTORS' SANITARY
WORK FROM 1891 to 1907 (17 years).
Houses inspected and visited 990,822
Drains Constructed 19,177
„ Improved and repaired 14,460
,, Traps fixed 88,097
Water closets, pan, trap, etc., furnished 21,157
,, Pan and trap only, furnished 16,384
,, Water only, furnished 6,977
Soil pipe, Defective, renewed or remedied 3,595
,, Insufficiently ventilated, fully ventilated 3,118
,, Unventilated, ventilation supplied 5,549
Dust Bins, Constructed 14,235
„ Repaired 3,830
Surface drainage, Constructed 11,669
,, Relaid 21,885
Water supply, new cisterns provided 4,260
,, Cisterns repaired and cleansed 10,455
„ New supply 5,688
Houses generally Repaired 6,923
,, Cleansed 12,977
,, Ventilated 13,070
Other Improvements 120,348
Total Improvements 403,854