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 Willesden]
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Willesden Local Board.
SPECIAL COMPLAINTS, 1893.
Insanitary condition of houses | 55 |
Defective water closets | 35 |
Offensive odours | 53 |
Offensive accumulations and deposits | 41 |
Defective drains | 59 |
Animals kept a nuisance | 13 |
Drains choked | 37 |
Smoke nuisances | 7 |
Offensive cesspools | 4 |
Polluted ditches | 8 |
Damp floors | 1 |
Foul cisterns | 5 |
Water in cellars | 7 |
Manure | 6 |
Intimations from the West Middlesex Water Works of water cut off | *360 |
Dirty yards | 3 |
Stagnant pools | 1 |
Gipsy caravans | 2 |
Ballast burning | 7 |
Overcrowding | 11 |
Fried fish shops | 3 |
Slaughterhouse | 1 |
Cellar dwelling | 1 |
Urinals offensive | 2 |
Total | 722 |
* Water cut off from houses included a great many empty ones.