London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Orange. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimation Notices—Total served | 336 | 502 | 398 | 186 | 1,422 |
| Houses | 282 | 443 | 245 | 151 | 1,121 |
| The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 40 | 78 | 47 | 20 | 185 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 12 |
| The house in a dilapidated condition | 5 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 76 |
| The watercloset so foul as to he a nuisance | 15 | 27 | 31 | 3 | 76 |
| Do. without a water supply | 18 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 73 |
| Do. with a deficient supply of water | 8 | 19 | — | 4 | 31 |
| Do. improperly constructed | — | — | — | — | - |
| Do. so defective as to he a nuisance | 24 | 45 | 36 | 15 | 120 |
| Do. stopped | 40 | 76 | 45 | 7 | 168 |
| Do placed in an improper position | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset | — | 5 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Insufficient watercloset accommodation | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| Absence of watercloset accommodation | — | — | — | — | - |
| Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sex | See under Workshops &c. | ||||
| The soil pipe defective | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Do. unventilated | 1 | — | — | - | 1 |
| Do. improperly ventilated | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| The yard paving defective | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 19 |
| Do. dirty | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| Do. undrained | — | - | — | — | - |
| The area improperly paved | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Do. dirty | 1 | 21 | 4 | - | 26 |
| Do. undrained | — | - | — | — | - |
| The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| A gully trap improperly placed within the house | — | — | — | — | - |
| The waste pipe of Bink improperly connected with the drain | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Do. do. untrapped | 6 | 25 | 1 | — | 32 |
| Do. of lavatory improperly connected with the drain | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | - |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Do. of hath directly connected witn the drain | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | 2 | - | 2 |
| Do. do. untrapped | 2 | 2 | — | - | 4 |
| The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| Do. being without a close fitting cover | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | 11 |
| Do. being placed in an improper position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. defective | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse | 5 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 61 |
| The absence of proper ashbin | 52 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 105 |
| The ashbin defective | 35 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 68 |
| The drain foul | — | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
| Do. defective | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| Do. choked or stopped | 8 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 71 |
| Do. unventilated | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |