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Hackney 1909

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1909

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Defects.
Found.Abated.
The w.c. so foul as to be a nuisance1313
„ without a water supply11
„ with a deficient supply of water1616
„ improperly constructed11
„ so defective as to be a nuisance99
„ choked22
Defective yard paving2323
The yard dirty1616
The sink waste defective44
No dust bin or dilapidated dust bin2727
The rain-water pipe defective1414
The main roof defective3333
The scullery2323
The w.c.1313
The guttering defective2020
The wash-house paving defective99
The addition walls defective44
Animals improperly kept22
An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act11
The house or part overcrowded2121
No ventilation or insufficient ventilation beneath ground floor22
No gutter to scullery11
„ w.c.22
An accumulation of refuse11
Verminous premises cleansed44
Smoke nuisance from structural defects44
The area dirty1010
Ventilation shaft defective11
The approach to the w.c. defectively paved22
Forecourt unpaved11