London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1914
Report for the year 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE VI. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.
| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Orange. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimation 'Notices—Total served | 137 | 319 | 298 | 128 | 882 |
| Houses | 99 | 234 | 213 | 109 | 655 |
| The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 88 | 48 | 46 | 16 | 158 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| The house in a dilapidated condition | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 57 |
| The watercloset so foul as to he a nuisance | 3 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 58 |
| Do. without a water supply | 7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 36 |
| Do. with a deficient supply of water | 1 | 14 | 3 | — | 18 |
| Do. improperly constructed | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. so defective as to he a nuisance | 5 | 16 | 28 | 25 | 74 |
| Do. stopped | 6 | 36 | 33 | 17 | 92 |
| Do. placed in an improper position | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Insufficient watercloset accommodation | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 |
| Absence of watercloset accommodation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sex | See under Workshops &c. | ||||
| The soil pipe defective | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Do. unventilated | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. improperly ventilated | — | — | — | — | — |
| The yard paving defective | 8 | 1 | — | 15 | |
| Do. dirty | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
| The area improperly paved | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. dirty | — | 12 | 13 | — | 25 |
| 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 | _ | _ | 10 | _ | 10 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. of lavatory improperly connected with the drain | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | . 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Do. do- untrapped | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 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 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 26 |
| Do. being without a close fitting cover | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Do. being placed in an improper position | _ | _ | _ | _ | — |
| Do. defective | — | 9 | — | — | 9 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse | 1 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 63 |
| The absence of proper ashbin | 21 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 57 |
| The ashbin defective | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 32 |
| The drain foul | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. defective | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| Do. choked or stopped | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 65 |
| Do. unventilated | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |