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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 1904
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1904
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is a detailed summary of the results of the inspections during that
period. Besides these house to house inspections, the district inspectors
made in addition ,to their ordinary duties, 571 such inspections,
thus giving a total for the year of 1,543 house to house inspections
The majority of the nuisances found during inspection, either under
the heads of complaints, infectious disease, or house to house inspection
were abated on the service of an intimation; 349 required the service
of a statutory notice, and 53 legal proceedings before the nuisance found
was abated.
Details of house-to-house inspection made by W. Peverett, temporary Sanitary Inspector, in the Homerton district during the period 1st March to 31st December, 1904:—
| Nuisance. | No. found. | No. abated, | Work n hand. | Outstan-ing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House or part of house in dirty | ||||
| condition | 366 | 349 | 10 | |
| Do. damp do. | 95 | 88 | 2 | 5 |
| Do. dil. do. | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| W.C. pan foul | 103 | 96 | 5 | 9 |
| W.C. with deficient water supply | 33 | 27 | ||
| W.C. defective | 124 | 112 | 9 | 3 |
| Yard unpaved | 79 | 47 | 22 | 10 |
| Yard dirty | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |