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St Pancras 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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Table: Table No. 12. Intimations as to Nuisances served by the Sanitary Inspectors daring 1913.

Table No. 12. Intimations as to Nuisances served by the Sanitary Inspectors daring 1913.

A Schedule of Nuisances.Districts and Inspectors.N. 1. G. R.N. 2 & 3 W. L. B.N. 4 & 5. B.H. T.E.1 2 & 3. C.H. J. &E. J. D.W. 1 & 2. H. G. W.VV. 3 & 4. J. I. L.w. 5.G. W. A.E. 5. R. E. ,T.S. 4 R. C. A.S. 5. J. L,S. 3. A. H. W.S. 1 & 2. E. G. H.Food Inspectors.Whole Borough Women.Totals.
E. 4 & part of Wd.3. W.G.A.N. & E. H. K. C.w. & s. J. 0.
M. E. Bc. s. & Visitors.
1 Part of the house in a dirty condition739566477777732192929598--2-575
2 ,, damp ,,24111814129330—810712-———158
3 Roof defective13251516291311199944309-—2—244
4 Guttering defective75249—1324141-———43
5 Water fittings defective121933314467—104812-———132
6 Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation1144811101—8575-———65
7 ,, ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health1——36615111423—----52
8 Water-closet basin foul14172181613133233133-———129
9 ,, ,, defective36515161357310116—-———100
10 ,, ,, choked7181731111128—1082032-———157
11 Urinal in a foul condition——2—41-——4———-———11
11 Privy in a foul condition———1-—-——————-———1
13 Soil pipe defective7317323——513-----35
14 ,, unventilated6743113—————31-———38
15 ,, improperly ventilated14—3—3————1------12
16 Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath—3--------1------7
17 Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected with drain1———3—1—15522-———20
18 ,, ,, ,, ,, defective481029492153112-———70
19 „ ,, ,, ,, foul2521441111681-_——37
20 Inlet of drain improperly trapped—1—352—21—22-----18
21 Drain defective12302541622991311862819-———299
21 ,, stopped491410191015851141819-———146
23 ,, ventilating pipe defective5-3—105121—192-———39
24 Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain33655—2—111—1-—-—28
25 ,, ,, defective171031215117210554-———92
20 Unpaved condition of roadway-----------------1
27 Undrained ,, ,,----1------------2
28 Area or part unpaved----1-8-----2----11
29 ,, undrained-----------------
30 Yard or space unpaved-34—-—111—41—-———15
31 ,, ,, undrained-111------1------4
32 Defective condition of washhouse paving6811712162110——888-———115
33 Dast-bia defective519291851182041216172210-—1—269
34 ,, in an improper position---1-1---1———-———3
35 Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health-1-272-1164—2-—-—26
36 Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health37972021477335131214-—1—199
37 Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health-29-2-13--1——2-———29
33 Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health—711—72402-819--———87
39 Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated42193-2-121-12----35
40 Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance
41 Discharging sracke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health---2----1-1------4
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 nuisances2116132040731114211104-———196
Totals16128335026849130738623160249223310177—-6—3511