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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House- | |||||
| The rainwater pipe in direct communication with the drain | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Do. do. do. with the soil pipe | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Do. do. defective | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with the cistern which is used for flushing the watercloset | - | - | - | - | - |
| The absence of proper water supply | 141 | 122 | 95 | 45 | 403 |
| The roof defective | 9 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 63 |
| The guttering defective | — | 1 | 5 | — | 6 |
| The paving of wash-house defective | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| The want of proper manure receptacle | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 |
| An animal kept in such place or manner as to be a nuisance | - | - | - | - | - |
| The house or part of the house overcrowded | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act | 2 | 8 | - | 6 | 16 |
| The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilated | -_ | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Do. improperly or insufficiently ventilated | - | - | - | - | - |
| A chimney sending forth black smoke in such quantity as to be a nuisance | See under Workshops | ||||
| A urinal improperly constructed, drained or offensive | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. with no supply of water | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Other nuisances | — | 39 | 8 | 3 | 50 |
| *Factories, Workshops and Work Places | 54 | 59 | 153 | 35 | 301 |
| Dirty | 24 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 90 |
| Waterclosets, defective or dirty | 12 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 71 |
| Do. insufficient | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Do. absence of separate accommodation for sexes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Drains, soil pipes, &c., defective | 9 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 43 |
| Improperly ventilated | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Overcrowded | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Chimney sending forth black smoke | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | 12 |
| Other nuisances | 11 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 64 |
| Breach of Bye-laws or Regulations— | |||||
| †Lodging-houses | 78 | 67 | 44 | 63 | 252 |
| Dairies, cowsheds, milkshops and slaughterhouses | — | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Keeping of animals | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 |
| London County Council (General Powers Acts) | |||||
| Urinals | — | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| Vermioous Rooms | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| Ashpits | 2 | 2 | — | - | 4 |
| Statutory Notices | 28 | 115 | 98 | 29 | 270 |
*Many nuisances at workshops, that are parts of dwelling houses, are included in the Intimation Notices served
under "Houses."
†Many breaches of bye-laws are included in Intimation Notices served under "Houses."