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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 1908
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1908
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| Nuisances. Fc | mnd. | Abated. | In hand. | Outstanding. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drain defective | 62 | 56 | - | 6 |
| The drain choked | 17 | 17 | - | - |
| The drain unventilated | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| The rain water pipe in direct connection with the drain | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| The rain water pipe defective | 44 | 34 | 4 | 6 |
| The house without a proper water supply | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| The roof defective | 86 | 69 | 5 | 12 |
| The guttering defective | 83 | 56 | 9 | 18 |
| The forecourt or front area paving defective | 46 | 31 | 3 | 12 |
| The wash-house paving, etc., defective | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| Proper manure receptacle required | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance | 7 | 5 | - | 2 |
| Part of the house overcrowded | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| The space below ground or basement floor insufficiently ventilated ... | 125 | 89 | 14 | 22 |
| Verminous premises cleansed | - | 71 | - | - |
| Various nuisances | 47 | 38 | 4 | 5 |
Articles of Food Seized and Surrendered as Unfit for
Food.—During the year 1908 the following articles were seized by
the Inspectors or surrendered as being unfit for food, viz., 2 tons,
12 cwt., 3 qrs. fish; 12 cwt., 1 qr. meat; 8 cwt., 3 qrs. fruit and
vegetables : 1 cwt., 2 qrs. tinned foods; 3 qrs. other articles of food.
DAIRIES, COW-SHEDS AND MILKSHOPS.
Cow-houses.—There are 21 licensed cow-keepers iu the
Borough owning 32 cow-sheds. This number is the same as at the
end of 1907. Inspector Bobbitt reports that he made 269 visits of