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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
Islington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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They are a continuation of those which have been given for some years past:—
| 1905-6. | 1900-7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses Supplied | 207,371 | 210,428 |
| Houses on constant system | 190, 587 | 198,017 |
| Houses not on constant system | 16,784 | 12,411 |
| Percentage of houses on constant system | 91.9 | 94.1 |
| Population supplied | 1,362,539 | 1,379,198 |
| Average daily supply (gallons) | 41,312,942 | 43,472,306 |
| Daily supply—Domestic purposes (gals.) | 33,050,354 | 34,777,845 |
| „ ,, —Other purposes (gals.) | 8,262,588 | 8,694,461 |
| Quantity of water supplied during the year (gals.) | 15,079,223,961 | 15,867,392,000 |
| Average daily supply per house (gals.) | 200.38 | 207.78 |
| head (gals.) | 30.32 | 31.52 |
| Average daily supply per house for domestic purposes only (gals.) | 160.30 | 165.26 |
| Average daily supply per head (gals.) | 24.25 | 25.22 |
| Average number of persons supplied per house | 6.61 | 6.55 |
| Capacity of subsidence reservoirs | 168,100,000 | 168,100,000 |
| No. of days supply | 4.07 | 3.87 |