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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 1905
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."