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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
Hackney 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| The house or part in dirty condition | 49 | 49 |
| „ „ dilapidated condition | 9 | 9 |
| The w.c. in foul condition | 10 | 10 |
| „ without water supply | 6 | 6 |
| „ defective | 13 | 13 |
| „ improperly placed | 3 | 3 |
| „ so defective as to be a nuisance | 7 | 7 |
| „ stopped | 4 | 4 |
| The soil pipe unventilated | 2 | 2 |
| „ yard dirty | 16 | 16 |
| „ water cistern foul | 1 | 1 |
| „ sink waste pipe connected | 1 | 1 |
| No dustbin | 19 | 19 |
| The drain foul | 5 | 5 |
| „ choked | 7 | 7 |
| The rain water pipe defective | 29 | 29 |
| „ house without water supply | 6 | 6 |
| „ roof defective | 27 | 27 |
| „ gutters defective and leaky | 19 | 19 |
| „ washhouse paving defective | 10 | 10 |
| Animals improperly kept | 10 | 10 |
| The house overcrowded | 21 | 21 |
| No ventilation under ground floor | 5 | 5 |
The following is a list of premises which I inspected during the year 1912, and for which I gave certificates for exemption from Inhabited House Duty, after necessary alterations, repairs and cleansing had been completed:—
| Premises. | No. of Tenements. |
|---|---|
| 24, Sandringham Road | 2 |
| 31 and 33, High Street, Homerton | 6 |
| 2a, 3a, 3b, Market Parade Stamford Hill | 3 |
| 190, Millfields Road | 2 |
| 11 a, 11b, 2b, 16a, 16 b, Market Parade, Stamford Gill | 5 |
| 6, Stamford Road | 3 |