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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
Hackney 1904
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1904
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| Nuisance | No. found. | No. abated. | Work in hand. | Outstanding. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House or part in dirty condition | 206 | 139 | 46 | 21 |
| Do. damp do. | 36 | 91 | 7 | 10 |
| Do. dilapidated condition | 37 | 28 | 8 | 1 |
| W.C. pan foul | 93 | 67 | 19 | 9 |
| W.C. with a deficient water sup- ply | 39 | 25 | 10 | 4 |
| W.C. choked | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| W.C. defective | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| W.C. wrongly constructed | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defective yard paving | 60 | 39 | 19 | 2 |
| Sink waste untrapped | 72 | 43 | 20 | 9 |
| No dust bin or defective dust bin | 93 | 68 | 21 | 6 |
| Drain choked | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain-water pipe defective | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Roof defective | 62 | 43 | 12 | 7 |
| Guttering defective | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| Washhouse paving defective | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| House or part overcrowded | 36 | 28 | 0 | 8 |
| No ventilation or insufficient | ||||
| ventilation under ground floor | 109 | 59 | 40 | 10 |
| Burst water pipe causing dampness | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defective yard gullies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Defective sink | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Insufficient external light and | ||||
| ventilation to w.c. | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Lavatory waste untrapped | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Foul storage cisterns | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |