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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 1910
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1910
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by-laws, might easily be raised to 1,000 without any additional
appointment of inspectors or any detriment to the other duties
carried out by the inspectorial staff.
Table showing character of defects discovered:—
Defective drains.
Choked drains.
Soil pipes defective.
Houses or parts dirty.
Houses damp.
Roofs defective.
Rainwater pipes defective.
Eaves gutters defective.
Water cisterns without covers.
W.C. pans foul.
W.C.'s with deficient water supply.
W.C.'s with insufficient external ventilation.
W.C.'s defective.
Sink waste pipes untrapped.
Sink waste pipes defective.
Yard paving defective.
Yard undrained.
Yard dirty.
Washhouse paving defective.
No dustbins.
Defective dustbins.
No through ventilation under ground floor.
Other defects.
Overcrowding.
I am,
Your obedient Servant,
J. KING-WARRY, M.D., D.P.H
Medical Officer of Health.
19th April, 1910.