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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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| Nuisances. | Found. | Abated | In hand. | Outstanding. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drain defective | 108 | 101 | 1 | 6 |
| Drain choked or stopped | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain-water pipe in direct communication with the drain | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain-water pipe defective | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Roof defective | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| Guttering defective | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Area improperly paved | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paving of wash-house defective | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| An animal kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| House or part of house overcrowded | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Insufficient ventilation under floor | 117 | 114 | 0 | 3 |
| Ventshaft defective | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ventshaft unsafe outlet | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Various | 47 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| No. of houses in which nuisances existed | 273 | 250 | 8 | 15 |
Articles Seized and Surrendered as Unfit for Food.—
During 1905 the following articles were seized by or surrendered to
the Inspectors as being unfit for food, viz., 1 ton, 1 cwt., 18 lbs. fish;
10 cwt. fruit and vegetables; 13 cwt., 3 qrs., 4 lbs. meat. In
addition, 3 boxes of fish and 16 boxes and one basket of tomatoes
were surrendered. All of these articles, after examination, were
destroyed by fire.
There were two prosecutions during 1905 in regard to unsound
food. During the examination of a consignment of pig's heads on
the premises of a local brawn manufacturer, it was found by the
meat Inspector that several of the heads were affected with tuberculosis.
These were seized and submitted to a Magistrate, who