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Holborn 1902

Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Inspector Bennett.Inspector Clark.Inspector Gregory.Inspector Larard.Inspector Freeman.Whol‡ Borough.
Complaints48634513833327
inspections.Infectious Diseases158198146173116791
Dwelling Houses94459389448541,444
Lodging Houses48569751634061,198
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops4647434923208
Slaughter-houses2617144
Market Streets14492123973486
Butchers' Shops210141330
Bakehouses12836929103
Other Food Shops6131321161214
Other Workshops4117919520032647
Smoke Shafts133324692136
Urinals7991611133
Miscellaneous441275723420500
Total Inspections1,0411.2971,0461,6189195,921
No. of Re-inspections9861,6772,0001,1051,3977,165
Visits other than Inspections and Re-inspections6059785521,7337314,599
Total2,6323,7523,5984 4563,04717,685
Intimation Notices Served:2574363805132681,854
Houses:-2383783594752151.665
Waterclosets defective or dirty11616417220080732
,, insufficient18245151678
Drains defective54341825147368
Soil pipes or waste pipes defective31531027126283
Gullies defective2136281261
Ash-bins defective71410131963
„ absence of514379570
Water supply defective312612
„ cistern dirty or defective1321252120100
„ fittings defective16__18
Yard or area paving defective102924132096
Roof or guttering defective825392627125
Accumulations1938143410115
Premises dirty115109141150100615
„ overcrowded7202401887
„ other defects82415351799
Underground rooms21361325
Animals improperly kept—-12126
Smoke nuisances4861427
Urinals342716
Other nuisances8142510663
Manure Receptacles, absence of371552
*Workshops:—1931213853162
Dirty9149102365
Waterclosets defective or dirty878261463
„ insufficient4535219
Drains, soil-pipes, &c., defective2141017
Improperly ventilated237820
Overcrowded15321627
Other nuisances22228
Breach of Regulations:-
Dodging Houses6299145
Dairies, Cowsheds, Milkshops, and Slaughterhouses
Statutory Notices Served62155174149102642