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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 1910
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1910
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| Number of premises inspected | 317 | |||
| Number of premises on which nuisances were found | 241 | |||
| Intimation notices served | 249 | |||
| Statutory notices served | 19 | |||
| Found. | Abated. | In hand | . Outstanding. | |
| The house or part in a dirty condition | 135 | 121 | 8 | 6 |
| „ damp „ | 45 | 40 | 2 | 3 |
| „ dilapidated,, | 86 | 76 | 6 | 4 |
| ,, verminous ,, | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| The w.c. so foul as to be a nuisance | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| „ without a water supply | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| „ with a deficient supply of water | 17 | 16 | 1 | - |
| „ improperly constructed | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| „ so defective as to be a nuisance | 10 | 9 | 1 | — |
| „ choked | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| The yard paving defective | 22 | 20 | — | 2 |
| Gully improperly placed within the house | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| The sink waste untrapped | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| „ defective | 7 | 6 | — | 1 |
| No dustbin or dilapidated dustbin | 45 | 44 | — | 1 |
| The drain choked | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| The rainwater pipe defective | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| The main roof defective | 37 | 34 | 1 | 2 |
| The scullery roof defective | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 |
| The w.c. roof defective | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| The guttering defective | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| The washhouse paving defective | 13 | 12 | — | 1 |
| The house or part overcrowded | 16 | 15 | — | 1 |
| The approach to the w.c. unpaved | 22 | 19 | 3 | — |
| The house without a proper water supply | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| The area paving defective | 4 | 4 | — | — |