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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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| Found. | Abated | |
|---|---|---|
| The house or part in a dirty condition | 126 | 126 |
| „ „ „ damp „ | 14 | 14 |
| „ „ ,, dilapidated condition | 45 | 45 |
| The w.c. so foul as to be a nuisance | 11 | 11 |
| „ without a water supply | 2 | 2 |
| ,, with a deficient supply of water | 17 | 17 |
| ,, so defective as to be a nuisance | 8 | 8 |
| „ stopped | 7 | 7 |
| Defective yard paving | 10 | 10 |
| The yard dirty | 18 | 18 |
| No dust bin or defective dust bin | 21 | 21 |
| The rain water pipe defective | 5 | 5 |
| The guttering defective | 13 | 13 |
| Defective wash-house paving | 2 | 2 |
| Insufficient ventilation beneath the ground | ||
| or basement floor | 4 | 4 |
| Defective scullery roof | 12 | 12 |
| Front area dirty | 5 | 5 |
| House or part overcrowded | 27 | 27 |
| Animals improperly kept | 2 | 2 |
| Smoke nuisance from structural defects | 2 | 2 |
| Accumulation of refuse in yard | 3 | 3 |
| Various | 4 | 4 |
| Dangerous structures | 6 | 6 |
| No. of verminous premises | 2 | 2 |
| The roof defective | 35 | 35 |
| No. on Register | 226 |
| No. inspected | 177 |
| Empty | 49 |
| Premises on which nuisances found | 98 |
| ,, „ abated | 98 |
| Intimations served | 98 |
| Pinal notices served | 7 |