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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
Holborn 1904
Report for the year 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE V.
Sanitary Inspectors' Work.
| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Lovibond. | Whole Borough. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complaints | 55 | 83 | 86 | 17 | 241 | |
| Inspections. | Infectious Diseases | 145 | 124 | 128 | 274 | 671 |
| Dwelling Houses | 210 | 228 | 308 | 110 | 856 | |
| Lodging Houses | 431 | 278 | 320 | 199 | 1,228 | |
| Common Lodging Houses | 29 | 13 | 42 | — | 84 | |
| Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops | 420 | 275 | 465 | — | 1,160 | |
| Ice Creams — Manufacture or Storage | 19 | 26 | 99 | — | 144 | |
| Slaughter.houses | — | 39 | — | — | 39 | |
| Market Streets | 363 | 67 | 303 | — | 733 | |
| Butchers' Shops | 169 | 105 | 117 | — | 391 | |
| Bakehouses | 87 | 107 | 77 | 1 | 272 | |
| Other Food Shops | 175 | 97 | 201 | 61 | 534 | |
| Other Workshops | 168 | 154 | 158 | 428 | 908 | |
| Out.Workers' Rooms and Registers | 30 | — | 23 | 268 | 321 | |
| Workplaces | 23 | 11 | 66 | 21 | 121 | |
| Schools | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| Smoke shafts | 141 | 35 | 212 | — | 388 | |
| Urinals | 1 | 117 | 47 | — | 165 | |
| Miscellaneous | 110 | 107 | 267 | 1 | 485 | |
| Periodical Inspections | 482 | 952 | 979 | — | 2,413* | |
| Total Inspections | 3,003 | 2,736 | 3,813 | 1,368 | 10,920 | |
| No. of Re.Inspections | 1,359 | 1,957 | 801 | 946 | 5,063 | |
| Visits other than Inspections and Re-Inspections | 598 | 924 | 1,040 | 986 | 3,548 | |
| Total | 4,960 | 5,617 | 5,654 | 3,300 | 19,531 | |
| Intimation Notices Served | 264 | 435 | 420 | 205 | 1,324 | |
| Houses | 245 | 404 | 372 | 106 | 1,127 | |
| Waterclosets defective Gr dirty | 68 | 162 | 176 | 47 | 453 | |
| ,, insufficient | 11 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 67 | |
| Drains defective | 33 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 117 | |
| Soil pipes or waste pipes defective | 25 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 85 | |
| Gullies defective | 4 | — | — | 2 | 6 | |
| Ash.bins defective | 12 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 44 | |
| ,, absence of | 4 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 34 | |
| Water supply defective | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 8 | |
| ,, cistern dirty or defective | 15 | 43 | 20 | 1 | 79 | |
| „ fittings defective | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Yard or area paving defective | 22 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 60 | |
| Roof or guttering defective | 17 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 69 | |
| Accumulations | 8 | 39 | 34 | 14 | 95 | |
| Premises dirty | 125 | 127 | 92 | 38 | 382 | |
| „ overcrowded | 14 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 56 | |
| ,, other defects | 8 | 13 | 74 | 2 | 97 | |
| Underground rooms | 1 | 10 | — | — | 11 | |
| Animals improperly kept | — | 3 | 4 | — | 7 | |
| Smoke nuisances | 8 | 5 | 22 | — | 30 | |
| Urinals | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 15 | |
| Other nuisances | 8 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 37 | |
| Manure receptacles, absence of | 23 | 12 | 1 | — | 36 | |
| Factories and Workshops | 19 | 31 | 48 | 99 | 197 | |
| Dirty | 18 | 9 | 32 | 60 | 119 | |
| Waterclosets, defective or dirty | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 49 | |
| ,, insufficient | . | 2 | 1 | . | 3 | |
| ,, absence of separate accommodation for sexes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Drains, soil pipes, &c., defective | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Improperly ventilated | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | |
| Overcrowded | — | 2 | — | 10 | 12 | |
| Other nuisances | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | |
| Breach of Bye.laws or Regulations. ‡ Lodging houses | 13 | 72 | 28 | 4 | 117 | |
| Dairies, cowsheds, milkshops and slaughter-houses | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Statutory Notices Served | 37 | 178 | 136 | 51 | 402 | |
* The majority of these are weekly inspections of Registered Lodging Houses.
+ Many nuisances at workshops, that are parts of dwelling houses, are included in the Intimation Notices served
under" Houses."
‡ Many breaches of bye.laws are included in Intimation Notices served under "Houses."