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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
St Pancras 1896
Report by the Medical Officer of Health upon bye-laws for houses let in lodgings or tenement-houses
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Table No. 9.
Intimations
| Schedule of Nuisances. | Whole Borsugh. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part of the house in a dirty condition | 301 |
| 2 | ,, ,, damp ,, | 101 |
| 3 | Roof defective | 487 |
| 4 | Guttering defective | 64 |
| 5 | Water fittings defective | 136 |
| 6 | Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 19 |
| 7 | , ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 14 |
| 8 | Water-closet basin foul | 64 |
| 9 | ,, ,, defective | 59 |
| 10 | ,, ,, choked | 110 |
| 11 | Urinal in a foul condition | 2 |
| 12 | Privy in a foul condition | 1 |
| 13 | Soil pipe defective | 25 |
| 14 | ,, unventilated | 9 |
| 15 | ,, improperly ventilated | 3 |
| 16 | Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | 3 |
| 17 | Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected with drain | 3 |
| 18 | ,, ,, ,, ,, defective | 32 |
| 19 | „ ,, „ foul | 17 |
| 20 | Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 8 |
| 21 | Drain defective | 121 |
| 22 | „ stopped | 93 |
| 23 | ,, ventilating pipe defective | 32 |
| 24 | Bain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 15 |
| 25 | ,, ,, defective | 84 |
| 26 | Unpaved condition of roadway | — |
| 27 | Undrained ,, ,, | — |
| 28 | Area or part unpaved | 2 |
| 29 | ,, undrained | 1 |
| 30 | Yard or space unpaved | 5 |
| 31 | ,, ,, undrained | 7 |
| 32 | Defective condition of washhouse paving | 33 |
| 33 | Dust-bin defective | 114 |
| 34 | ,, in an improper position | 1 |
| 35 | Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 19 |
| 36 | Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 131 |
| 37 | Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 14 |
| 38 | Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 37 |
| 39 | Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 6 |
| 40 | Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | 3 |
| 41 | Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 1 |
| 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 | 132 |
| Total | 2309 | |
Table No. 10.
| Registered Tenement Houses—Breaches of By-Laws. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overcrowding | 2 |
| Inadequate water supply | — | |
| 3 | Contaminated water supply | — |
| 4 | Foul closet, basin or trap | 15 |
| 5 | Want of means of ventilation | — |
| 6 | Want of annual cleansing | 15 |
| 7 | Want of cleansing of the part or parts of premises used in common | 167 |
| 8 | „ „ ,, in sole use | 213 |
| 9 | Want of cleansing of the room or part of tae dwelling | 12 |
| 10 | Animals improperly kept | 1 |
| 11 | Other breaches | — |
| Total | 425 | |