Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1910
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Found
The yard paving defective 4
Gully trap improperly placed within the house 1
The sink waste untrapped 2
The sink waste defective 2
No dustbin or dilapidated dustbin 16
The drain choked 2
The rain water pipe defective 6
The main roof defective 28
The scullery roof defective 11
The w.c. roof defective 6
The guttering defective 4
The scullery paving defective 3
An animal kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance 2
The house or part overcrowded 22
An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to
the provisions of the Act 1
Manhole covers unsealed 2
The ventilation shaft defective 1
Defective drains 1
The front area dirty 5
The yard dirty 6
Accumulations of refuse 2
The house or part in a dangerous condition 11
No. 11. District.
No. on register 226
No. of premises inspected (55 empty) 171
No. of premises on which nuisances found 69
„ ,, abated 69
Intimation notices served 69
The house or part in dirty condition 65
„ „ dilapidated condition 5
The w.c. so foul as to be a nuisance 4
„ without a water supply 7
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