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
London County Council 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Number of instances in which the smokeholes are constructed of:—
| 75 | |
| (b) Partly brickwork or ironwork, and woodwork | 359 |
| 63 |
Number or instances in which there are no chimneys to the smokehole 328
Number of instances in which the chimneys are of insufficient height 41
Number of instances in which there are chimneys to the smokeholes 157
Number of premises deficient as regards impervious surfaces to walls, &c. 297
Number of premises having unpaved yards 10
Number of premises having unpaved curing or cleansing places 3
Number of premises having partly unpaved yards 26
Number of premises having defective paving in yards 102
Number of premises having defective paving in curing places 102
Number of premises without a proper and sufficient water supply I
Number of premises with inadequate, doubtful, or defective drainage 15
Number of instances in which refuse is collected daily by a contractor 375
Number of instances in which refuse is collected daily by dustmen or scavengers 15
Number of instances in which refuse is stored so as to be a probable source of
nuisance 282
Number or instances in which nuisance appears to be caused by:—
| 118 | |
| 149 |