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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
Holborn 1909
Report for the year 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE VII.
Sanitary Inspectors' Work.
| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Orange. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimation Notices—Total served | 265 | 420 | 385 | 185 | 1,255 |
| Heuses | 219 | 333 | 230 | 135 | 917 |
| The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 48 | 33 | 78 | 49 | 208 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | |
| The house in a dilapidated condition | 6 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| The watercloset so foul as to he a nuisance . | 10 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 46 |
| Do. without a water supply | 15 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 57 |
| Do. with a deficient supply of water | 22 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 48 |
| Do. improperly constructed | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Do. so defective as to be a nuisance | 26 | 59 | 34 | 18 | 137 |
| Do. stopped | 29 | 74 | 45 | 12 | 160 |
| Do placed in an improper position | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Insufficient watercloset accommodation | 5 | 5 | 22 | ||
| Absence of watercloset accommodation | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sex | See under Workshops &c. | ||||
| The soil pipe defective | 7 | 3 | — | — | 10 |
| Do. unventilated | 4 | — | — | 5 | |
| Do. improperly ventilated | — | — | 2 | ||
| The yard paving defective | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| Do. dirty | 1 | 11 | 6 | 19 | |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
| The area improperly paved | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Do. dirty | — | 13 | 7 | — | 20 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
| The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | — | — | — | ||
| A gully trap improperly placed within the house | — | — | — | — | — |
| The waste pipe of sink improperly connected with the drain | — | — | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Do. do. untrapped | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | 17 |
| Do. of lavatory improperly connected with the drain | — | — | — | ||
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Do. of bath directly connected with the drain | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | — | — | ||
| The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| Do. being without a close fitting | |||||
| cover | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Do. being placed in an improper position | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Do. defective | — | 18 | — | 1 | 19 85 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse | 10 | 34 | 25 | 16 | |
| The absence of proper ashbin | 27 | 56 | 17 | 3 | 103 |
| The ashbin defective | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4† |
| The drain foul | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Do. defective | 7 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| Do. choked or stopped | 9 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 64 |
| Do. unventilated | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |