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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 1907
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1907
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Details of house to house inspections made in the London Fields District during the year 1907 by Inspector Walter C. Vobe:—
| Number of premises inspected | 230 | |||
| Number of premises on which nuisances were found | 221 | |||
| Number of premises with no nuisances | 9 | |||
| Intimation notices served | 262 | |||
| Statutory notices served | 44 | |||
| Nuisances. | ||||
| House or part in a dirty condition | 126 | 109 | 11 | 6 |
| House or part in a dilapidated condition | 76 | 67 | 5 | 4 |
| House or part in a damp condition | 53 | 46 | 4 | 3 |
| Inlet to the surface drain improperly trapped | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| The W.C. so foul as to be a nuisance | 59 | 48 | 5 | 6 |
| The W.C. without a water supply | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| The W.C. with a deficient supply of water | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 |
| The W.C. improperly constructed | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| The W.C. so defective as to be a nuisance | 17 | 14 | — | 3 |
| The W.C. stopped | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| The yard paving defective | 39 | 31 | 5 | 3 |
| The yard dirty | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| The sink waste connected directly with the drain | 5 | 4 | — | 1 |
| The sink waste untrapped | 30 | 28 | 2 | — |
| The sink waste defective | 8 | 7 | 1 | — |