Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Lovlbond. | Whole Borough. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intimation Notices Served | 240 | 610 | 386 | 214 | 1,350 |
Houses | 227 | 490 | 352 | 180 | 1,249 |
Waterclosets defective Gr dirty | 62 | 213 | 117 | 68 | 460 |
,, insufficient | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 36 |
Drains defective | 21 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 81 |
Soil pipes or waste pipes defective | 9 | 59 | 22 | 9 | 99 |
Gullies defective | — | 12 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
Ash-bins defective | 17 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 56 |
„ absence of | 10 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 62 |
Water supply defective or insufficient | 25 | 70 | 25 | — | 120 |
,, cistern dirty or defective | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 34 |
„ fittings defective | — | — | — | — | — |
Yard or area paving defective | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 52 |
Roof or guttering defective | 6 | 31 | 44 | 8 | 89 |
Accumulations | 4 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 75 |
Premises dirty | 47 | 95 | 69 | 57 | 268 |
„ overcrowded | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
„ other defects | 11 | 27 | 35 | 27 | 100 |
Underground rooms | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 11 |
Animals improperly kept | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 |
Smoke nuisances | 3 | 7 | 10 | _ | 20 |
Urinals | 4 | 9 | 6 | _ | 19 |
Other nuisances | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
Manure receptacles, absence of | 43 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 56 |
* Factories and Workshops | 13 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 101 |
Dirty | 9 | 8 | 26 | 14 | 57 |
Waterclosets, defective or dirty | — | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 |
„ insufficient | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
„ absence of separate accommodation for sexes | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
Drains, soil pipes, &c., defective | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Improperly ventilated | — | 3 | — | 2 | 5 |
Overcrowded | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Other nuisances | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Breach op Bye-laws or Regulations— | |||||
f Lodging houses | 21 | 89 | 28 | 49 | 187 |
Dairies, cowsheds, milkshops and slaughter-houses | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Statutory Notices Served | 59 | 133 | 91 | 40 | 323 |
* 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."