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Hackney 1908

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1908

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Details of house to house inspections made in the London Fields District during the year 1908 by Inspector W. C. Yobe:—

Number of premises inspectedNumber of premises on which nuisances were found Intimation notices servedStatutory notices served20217017122
Found.Abated.In hand.Outstanding.
The house or part in a dirty condition766268
The house or part in a damp condition403064
The house or part in a dilapidated condition373322
The inlet to the surface drain improperly trapped32-1
W.C. so foul as to be a nuisance1616--
W.C. without a water supply33--
W.C. with a deficient supplyof water12111-
W.C. improperly constructed as to be a nuisance75-2
W.C. so defective as to be a nuisance151311
W.C. stopped22--
Defective yard paving1712-5
The yard dirty108-2
Gulley trap improperly placed within the house22--
The sink waste connected directly with the drain22--
The sink waste untrapped15924
The sink waste defective22--
No dust bin or defective dust bin2120-1