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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T able 12 a.— I ntimations
A | Schedule of Nuisances. | Districts and Inspectors. | Ward 1, N. G. R. | Ward 2 (part of) W. L. B. | Ward 2 (part of). B. H. T. | Ward 3 (part of). C. H. J. | Ward 4. H. G. W. | Ward 5, N. J. I. L. | Ward 5. S. G. W. A. | W . rd 6 (part of). R. E. J. | Ward 7. N. E. J. d. | Ward 7, S. J. L. | Ward 8, N. A. H. W. | Ward 8, S. E. G. H. | Food places. | Work Places. Women. | Totals. | |||
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W. G. A. Part of Wards 3&6. | N. & E. H. R. C. | W & S. J. O. | ||||||||||||||||||
M. E. B | C. S. & Visitors. | |||||||||||||||||||
l | Part of the house in a dirty condition | 82 | 31 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 71 | 66 | 94 | 27 | 35 | 16 | 56 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 626 | |
2 | „ „ damp „ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 76 | |
3 | Roof defective | 21 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 309 | ||
4 | Guttering defective | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 56 | |
5 | Water fittings defective | 22 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 158 | ||
6 | Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | — | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | 64 | |
7 | „ „ so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 49 | |
8 | Water-closet basin foul | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 146 | |
9 | „ ,, defective | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 84 | |
10 | „ ,, choked | 4 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 178 | |
11 | Urinal in a foul condition | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | 15 | |
12 | Privy in a foul condition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | — | |
13 | Soil pipe defective | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | - | - | - | - | 37 | |
14 | „ unventilated | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 4 | i | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | |
15 | ,, improperly ventilated | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
16 | Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
17 | Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected with drain | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | 15 | |
18 | „ „ ,, defective | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 62 | |
19 | „ „ „ foul | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 36 | |
20 | Inlet of drain improperly: trapped | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 43 | |
21 | Drain defective | 15 | 24 | 40 | 36 | 49 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 278 | |
22 | ,, stopped | 2 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 156 | |
23 | ,, ventilating pipe defective | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 7 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 41 | |
24 | Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | 34 | |
25 | ,, ,, defective | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 85 | |
26 | Unpaved condition of roadway | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
27 | Undrained „ ,, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
28 | Area or part unpaved | — | — | — | — | - | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
29 | „ undrained | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
30 | Yard or space unpaved | 1 | — | 2 | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
31 | ,, ,, undrained | - | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | 5 | ||
32 | Defective condition of washhouse paving | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 8 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 49 | |
33 | Dust-bin defective | 32 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 50 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 285 | |
34 | ,, in an improper position | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
35 | Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 39 | |
36 | Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 212 | |
37 | Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 29 | |
38 | Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | — | 31 | 6 | 2 | 10 | — | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 98 | |
39 | Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | 17 | |
40 | Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
41 | Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 2 | 1 | _ | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | 10 | ||
42 | Tent, van, shed, or similar structure used as a human habitation which is in such a state as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | - | - | |
43 | Other nuisances | 24 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 11 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 223 | |
Totals | 267 | 219 | 356 | 243 | 437 | 256 | 446 | 301 | 163 | 260 | 178 | 259 | 208 | - | - | - | - | 3593 |