Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Nuisances. | Districts and Inspectors. | N. 1, 2. G. R. | N. 3,4,5. H.N. | E. 1, 2, 3. J. 0. | E. 1,2,3. C. H. J. | E. 4, 5. W. B. | W. 1, 2. H. G. W. | W. 3,4,5. J. I. L. | S. 1, 2, 3. C. W. | S. 1, 2, 3. H. E. C. | S. 4, 5. J. L. | Tenement Houses. | Workplaces. | Food. | Totals | |||||
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N. & E. | W. & S. | Men.F. A. B. | Women. A. J. S. | N. & E. W. G. A. | w. & s. H. J. W. | w. & s. J.0. | ||||||||||||||
1 | The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 10 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 21 | 84 | 15 | 26 | 47 | - | - | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | 347 | |
2 | The house or part of the house in a damp condition | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | - | 19 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | 85 | |
The house in a dilapidated condition | 4 | 33 | - | - | 15 | 18 | 28 | - | 12 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 119 | ||
The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | 8 | - | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 35 | - | 16 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 108 | ||
The water-closet so foul as to be a nuisance ... | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 37 | 28 | - | - | 27 | 4 | - | - | - | 213 | ||
,, „ without a water supply | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 29 | - | - | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | 150 | ||
7 | „ ,, with a deficient supply of water | 10 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 121 | |
8 | ,, ,, improperly constructed so as to be a nuisance | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 23 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 67 | |
9 | ,, „ so defeotive as to be a nuisance | 23 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 29 | 44 | 1 | 47 | 23 | - | - | 24 | 9 | - | - | - | 286 | |
10 | „ stopped ... | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 20 | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | 120 | |
11 | „ „ placed in an improper position | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 | |
12 | Insufficient external ventilation to water-closet | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | - | 25 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 43 | |
13 | Insufficient water-closet accommodation | 11 | 5 | - | 3 | 9 | - | 16 | 6 | 16 | 51 | - | - | 15 | 4 | - | - | - | 136 | |
14 | The soil-pipe defective ... | 29 | - | - | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 11 | 10 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 72 | |
15 | „ ,i unventilated | 9 | - | - | 10 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 43 | |
16 | „ „ improperly ventilated | 16 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | |
17 | The yard in a condition inj urious to health by reason of the want of proper paving | 32 | 20 | - | 3 | 42 | 9 | 61 | 1 | 43 | 5 | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 222 | |
18 | „ dirty | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 9 | 10 | 78 | 3 | 23 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 136 | |
19 | ,, undrained | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
20 | A gully trap improperly placed within the house | 1 | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 17 | |
21 | The waste-pipe of sink directly connected with the drain | 19 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 10 | - | 14 | 13 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 113 | |
22 | „ „ „ improperly trapped | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
23 | „ ,, , untrapped ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
24 | „ „ of, lavatory directly oonneotedwith the drain | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
25 | „ „ improperly trapped | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
26 | ,! „ „ untrapped | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
27 | „ ,, of bath directly connected with the drain | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
28 | la „ ,, improperly trapped ... | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
29 | ,t „ ,, untrapped... ., | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance ... | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | ||
31 | „ „ being without a olose-fitting cover | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | - | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 53 | |
32 | ,, ,, being placed in an improper position ... | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
33 | „ ., defective | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 24 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | |
Carried forward ... | 216 | 168 | 27 | 113 | 396 | 264 | 542 | 37 | 369 | 282 | - | - | 153 | 41 | - | - | - | 2608 |