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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VI.
Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.
| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Lirard. | Inspector Orange. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimation Notices—Total served | 163 | 357 | 278 | 145 | 943 |
| Houses | 130 | 255 | 168 | 126 | 679 |
| The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 50 | 44 | 29 | 47 | 170 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition | 1 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 28 |
| The house in a dilapidated condition | 9 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 76 |
| The watercloset so foul as to be a nuisance | 6 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 42 |
| Do. without a water supply | 10 | 11 | 18 | — | 39 |
| Do. with a deficient supply of water | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 15 |
| Do. improperly constructed | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. so defective as to be a nuisance | 8 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 70 |
| Do. stopped | 5 | 31 | 34 | 7 | 80 |
| Do. placed in an improper position | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset | 12 | 14 | 2 | — | 28 |
| Insufficient watercloset accommodation | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Absence of watercloset accommodation | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sex | See under | Workshops | &c. | ||
| The soil pipe defective | — | 4 | _ | — | 4 |
| Do. unventilated | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Do. improperly ventilated | — | — | — | — | — |
| The yard paving defective | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| Do. dirty | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
| The area improperly paved | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Do. dirty | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | 14 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do do. untrapped | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | 20 |
| Do. of lavatory improperly connected with the drain | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Do. of bath directly connected with the drain | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 17 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 42 |
| Do. being without a close fitting cover | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| Do. being placed in an improper position | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Do. defective | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse | 2 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 46 |
| The absence of proper ashbin | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 35 |
| The ashbin defective | 8 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 33 |
| The drain foul | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Do. defective | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 14 |
| Do. choked or stopped | 6 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 45 |
| Do. unventilated | — | — | — | — | — |