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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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| Found. | Abated. | In hand. | Outstanding. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The house or part overcrowded | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| No ventilation or insufficient ventila | ||||
| tion beneath ground floor | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Ventilation shaft defective | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Storage cistern dirty. | 2 | 2 | — | - |
| Clearing eye to drain defective | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Burst water pipes | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Accumulations of refuse | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Smoke nuisances | 3 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Bedroom with insufficient external ventilation | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| The yard dirty | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Inspector—Jas. W. Hall. | ||||
| Number of premises inspected | 186 | |||
| Number of premises on which nuisances were found | 157 | |||
| Intimation notices served | 168 | |||
| Statutory notices served | 17 | |||
| Found. | Abated. | In hand. | Out standin;. | |
| The house or part in a dirty or verminous condition | 1ll | 89 | 12 | |
| Ditto in a damp condition | 28 | 9 | 2 | |
| Ditto in a dilapidated condition | 55 | 9 | 9 | |
| Surface drain improperly trapped | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Water closet in a defective condition | 22 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ditto without water supply | — | |||
| Ditto with deficient water supply | — | |||
| Ditto stopped | — | — | ||
| Ditto without external ventilation | 2 | — | ||
| Drain ventilation pipe defective | 5 | — | 1 | |
| Yard paving defective | 5 | 1 | ||
| Yard dirty | 2 | 2 | — | — |