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Islington 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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[1907
REMOVAL OF DUST.
How well the removal of dust is effected in Islington may be gathered
from the fact that in only 55 instances was it necessary for persons to make
application for its removal, and in only 3 instances did it become the duty of
the Sanitary Inspectors to draw the attention of the Dusting Department to

Table: Table CXXIV.Giving a Summary of theSanitary Workperformed by theDistrictInspectorsin1907,

Table CXXIV.

Giving a Summary of theSanitary Workperformed by theDistrict

Inspectorsin1907,

Inspections.QUARTERS.The Year.
First.Second.Third.Fourth.
House to House Inspections6914263841951,696
Number of Houses Inspected1,6421,8801,7382,4347,694
Re-inspections, Calls made, See.15,02616,45913,92316,79562,203
Total Visits17,35918,76516,04519,42471,593
Visits to Ice Cream Factories41281046242
Do. Dairies and Milkshops5665835924042,145
Do. Stables and Yards1,9591,2641,3291,0155,567
Do. Manure DepSts32198867
Do. Workshops, with respect to Drains1079172141411
Do. Under Customs and Inland Revenue Acts681511195
Do. re Water Certificates8801190
Do. under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts....260322582
Do. Registered Lodging Houses5128
Smoke Observations23930018898825
Dust Removals Ordered..3....3
All Inspections, Visits, See.20,34721,24918,61221,42081,628

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1907 55
Dust Receptacles Provided.—During the year 1,021 dust receptacles
were provided by the owners of houses in consequence of notices served on
them by the Sanitary Inspectors, while 126 were repaired.
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