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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larand. | Inspector Orange. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses—continued. | |||||
| The rainwater pipe in direct communication with the drain | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. do. with the soil pipe | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. defective | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
| The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with tho cistern which is used for flushing ihe watercloset | — | — | — | — | |
| The absence of proper water supply | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| The roof defective | 7 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 51 |
| The guttering defective | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| The paving of wash-house defective | — | 7 | — | — | 7 |
| The want of proper manure receptacle | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 |
| An animal kept in such place or manner as to be a nuisance | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 |
| The house or part of the house overcrowded | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilated | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Do. improperly or insufficiently ventilated | — | — | — | — | — |
| A chimney sending forth black smoke in such quantity a to be a nuisance | See under Workshops | ||||
| A urinal improperly constructed, drained or offensive | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Do. with no supply of water | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Other nuisances | 3 | 40 | 20 | — | 63 |
| *Factories, Workshops ami Work Places | 37 | 75 | 101 | 28 | 241 |
| Dirty | 13 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 59 |
| Waterclosets, defective or dirty | 7 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 63 |
| Do. insufficient | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Do. absence of separate accommodation for sexes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Drains, soil pipes, &c., defective | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| Improperly ventilated | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Overcrowded | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Chimney sending forth black smoke | 1 | — | 4 | — | 5 |
| Other nuisances | 5 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 49 |
| Ashbins | 5 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 40 |
| Breach of Bye-laws or Regulations— | |||||
| †Lodging-houses | 34 | 91 | 43 | 66 | 234 |
| Dairies, cowsheds, milk shops and slaughterhouses | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Keeping of animals | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Acts | |||||
| Urinals | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verminous Rooms | 11 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 75 |
| Ashpits | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foodshops | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Statutory Notices | 10 | 57 | 50 | 24 | 14 |
* Many nuisances at workshops that are parts of dwelling houses, are included in tho Intimation Notices
served under "Houses."
†Many breaches of bye-laws are included in Intimation Notices served under "Houses."
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