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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 IN WORKSHOPS, 1905.
| Outstanding at end of 1904. | Pound in 1905. | Outstanding at end of 1905. | Abated in 1905. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Inspector of Workshops. | By District Inspector. | Total. | ||||
| Want of Cleanliness | 44 | 192 | 49 | 172 | 15 | 187 |
| Want of Ventilation | 9 | 18 | 7 | 20 | .. | 20 |
| Overcrowding | .. | 17 | 4 | 13 | .. | 13 |
| Want of Drainage of Floors | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Other Nuisances | .. | 209 | 39 | 115 | 55 | 70 |
| Insufficient Sanitary Accommodation | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Unsuitable or defective Sanitary Accommodation | 8 | 66 | 14 | 83 | 27 | 60 |
| No separate Sanitary Accommodation for sexes | .. | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 |