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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.—continued. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.—continued.
| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Orange. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The rainwater pipe in direct communication with the drain | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 2 |
| Do. do. do. with the soil pipe | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. defective | 2 | 10 | 6 | — | 18 |
| The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with the cistern which is used for flushing the watercloset | _ | _ | |||
| The absence of proper water supply | 38 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 80 |
| The roof defective | 19 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 88 |
| The guttering defective | — | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| The paving of wash-house defective | — | 2 | 4 | — | 6 |
| The want of proper manure receptacle | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| An animal kept in such place or manner as to be a nuisance | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 2 |
| The house or part of the house overcrowded | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilated | _ | — | _ | — | — |
| Do. improperly or insufficiently ventilated | _ | _ | _ | ||
| A chimney sending forth black smoke in such quantity as to be a nuisance | See under Workshops | ||||
| A urinal improperly constructed, drained or offensive | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 |
| Do. with no supply of water | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Other nuisances | 1 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 57 |
| * Factories, Workshops and Work Places | 32 | 71 | 146 | 45 | 294 |
| Dirty | IS | 12 | 22 | 10 | 62 |
| Waterclosets, defective or dirty | 9 | 16 | 33 | 13 | 71 |
| Do. insufficient | — | — | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Do. absence of separate accommodation for sexes | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Drains, soil pipes, &c., defective | 4 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 34 |
| Improperly ventilated | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| Overcrowded | — | — | 1 | I | 2 |
| Chimney sending forth black smoke | — | — | 10 | — | 10 |
| Other nuisances | 5 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 57 |
| Ashbins | 7 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 45 |
| Breach of Bye-laws or Regulations— | |||||
| † Lodging-houses | 54 | 84 | 33 | 31 | 202 |
| Dairies, cowsheds, milkshop sand slaughterhouses | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keeping of animals | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 6 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Acts | |||||
| Urinals | - | - | - | - | - |
| Verminous Rooms | 7 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 69 |
| Ashpits | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Foodshops | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | 11 |
| Statutory Notices | 82 | 73 | 63 | 36 | 194 |
* Many nuisances at workshops, that are parts of dwelling houses, are included in the Intimation Notices served
under " Houses."
† Many breaches of bye-laws are included in Intimation Notices served under "Houses."