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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 1905

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1905

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Table: Details of house to house inspections made in the Homerton District during the year 1905 by Inspector W. Peveret:—

Details of house to house inspections made in the Homerton District during the year 1905 by Inspector W. Peveret:—

Houses inspected385
Houses re-inspected4,018
Intimation notices served314
Houses where nuisances found273
Statutory Notices served34
Nuisances.Found.Abated.In hand.Outstanding.
House or part of house in dirty condition13513230
House or part of house in damp condition8800
W.C. so foul as to be a nuisance5500
W.C. without water supply2200
W.C. with dificient supply of water242220
W.C. improperly constructed181800
W.C. so defective as to be a nuisance202000
W.C. placed in an improper position1100
Insufficient external vent to water closet6600
Soil-pipe defective2200
Soil-pipe unventilated2200
Yard paving defective11711250
Yard dirty2200
Gully trap improperly placed within house201820
Sink waste directly connected with drain232300
Sink waste untrapped192180012
Sink waste defective181800
Waste pipe of bath untrapped1100
Dust bin or ashpit defective939201