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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
Holborn 1911
Report for the year 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Orange. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimation Notices—Total served | 211 | 387 | 310 | 146 | 1,054 |
| Houses | 166 | 312 | 267 | 104 | 789 |
| The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 56 | 40 | 35 | 28 | 159 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| The house in a dilapidated condition | 8 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 68 |
| The watercloset so foul as to he a nuisance | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
| Do. without a water supply | 10 | 19 | 23 | — | 52 |
| Do. with a deficient supply of water | 8 | 27 | 2 | — | 37 |
| Do. improperly constructed | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Do. so defective as to be a nuisance | 17 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 82 |
| Do. stopped | 10 | 54 | 41 | 6 | 111 |
| Do placed in an improper position | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
| Insufficient watercloset accommodation | — | 9 | — | 23 | 32 |
| Absence of watercloset accommodation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sex | See under Workshops &c. | ||||
| The soil pipe defective | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Do. unventilated | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Do. improperly ventilated | — | — | — | — | — |
| The yard paving defective | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | 20 |
| Do. dirty | — | 15 | 10 | — | 25 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
| The area improperly paved | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. dirty | — | 22 | 5 | — | 27 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
| The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| A gully trap improperly placed within the house | — | — | — | — | — |
| The waste pipe of sink improperly connected with the drain | - | - | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Do. do. untrapped | 10 | 23 | 4 | — | 37 |
| Do. of lavatory improperly connected with the drain | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. of bath directly connected with the drain | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 22 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 49 |
| Do. being without a close fitting cover | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Do. being placed in an improper position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. defective | — | 10 | — | — | 10 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse | 6 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 65 |
| The absence of proper ashbin | 52 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 93 |
| The ashbin defective | 11 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| The drain foul | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Do. defective | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| Do. choked or stopped | 7 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 68 |
| Do. unventilated | — | — | — | — | — |