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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 1910
Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE VII. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.
| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Orange. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimation Notices—Total served | 219 | 514 | 367 | 169 | 1,299 |
| Houses | 217 | 443 | 221 | 124 | 1,005 |
| The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 56 | 75 | 56 | 35 | 222 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| The house in a dilapidated condition | 9 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 56 |
| The watercloset so foul as to bo a nuisance | 11 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 75 |
| Do. without a water supply | 10 | 27 | 20 | — | 57 |
| Do. with a deficient supply of water | 12 | 43 | 3 | — | 58 |
| Do. improperly constructed | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. so defective as to be a nuisance | 17 | 58 | 29 | 15 | 119 |
| Do. stopped | 18 | 127 | 31 | 10 | 186 |
| Do placed in an improper position | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Insufficient watercloset accommodation | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 24 |
| Absence of watercloset accommodation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sex | See under Workshops & c. | ||||
| The soil pipe defective | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Do. unventilated | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. improperly ventilated | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| The yard paving defective | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| Do. dirty | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 10 |
| Do. undrained | __ | _ | — | — | — |
| The area improperly paved | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Do. dirty | — | 8 | 3 | — | 11 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| A gully trap improperly placed within the house | — | — | — | — | — |
| The waste pipe of sink improperly connected with the drain | 4 | — | 15 | _ | 19 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Do. do. untrapped | 5 | 28 | 6 | — | 39 |
| Do. of lavatory improperly connected with the drain | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Do. of bath directly connected with the drain | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | 1 | _ | — | — | 1 |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 20 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 67 |
| Do. being without a close fitting | |||||
| cover | 6 | 17 | 9 | — | 32 |
| Do. being placed in an improper position | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| Do. defective | — | 8 | — | — | 8 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse | 5 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 70 |
| The absence of proper ashbin | 40 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 81 |
| Tho ashbin defective | 19 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 47 |
| The drain foul | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 |
| Do. defective | _ | 16 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| Do. choked or stopped | 7 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 67 |
| Do. unventilated | — | — | — | — | — |
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