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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 1911
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1911
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The following details relate to house to house inspections made
by the special inspectors engaged for this work.
| Inspector—W. C. Vobe. | ||||
| Number of premises inspected | ||||
| Number of premises on which nuisances were found | ||||
| Intimation notices served | ||||
| Statutory notices served | ||||
| Found. | Abated. | In hand | Outstanding. | |
| The house or part in a dirty condition | 57 | 50 | 5 | |
| „ damp „ | 9 | |||
| „ dilapidated,, | 45 | 39 | 4 | |
| dangerous „ | 9 | — | ||
| „ verminous ,, | — | |||
| The w.c. so foul as to be a nuisance | 3 | — | — | |
| without a water supply | — | — | ||
| „ with a deficient supply of water | 5 | - | ||
| „ so defective as to be a nuisance | — | — | ||
| „ choked | 5 | — | — | |
| The yard paving defective | 5 | — | ||
| The sink waste defective | — | — | ||
| Bath waste untrapped | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| „ choked | — | — | ||
| No dustbin or dilapidated dustbin | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Defective drains | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| The drain choked | 3 | — | — | |
| The rainwater pipe defective | 8 | 5 | ||
| The main roof defective | ||||
| The guttering defective | ||||
| The scullery or w.c. roof defective | — | 4 | ||
| The scullery paving defective | 3 | — | ||
| Animals improperly kept | - | - | ||
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