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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 1915
Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE VI. Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served.
| Houses | 134 | 225 | 177 | 115 | 651 |
| The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 43 | 49 | 35 | 17 | 144 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition | - | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| The house in a dilapidated condition | 4 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 50 |
| The watercloset so foul as to he a nuisance | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
| Do. without a water supply | 7 | 3 | 16 | - | 26 |
| Do. with a deficient supply of water | 2 | 12 | 3 | - | 17 |
| Do. improperly constructed | — | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| Do. so defective as to he a nuisance | 8 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 58 |
| Do. stopped | 12 | 53 | 28 | 16 | 109 |
| Do. placed in an improper position | — | — | — | — | - |
| Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset | - | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Insufficient watercloset accommodation | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Absence of watercloset accommodation | — | - | - | - | - |
| Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sex | See under Workshops &c. | ||||
| The soil pipe defective | — | 2 | - | - | |
| Do. unventilated | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. improperly ventilated | - | - | - | - | - |
| The yard paving defective | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| Do. dirty | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Do. undrained | - | - | - | -_ | - |
| The area improperly paved | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. dirty | - | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Do. undrained | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped... | - | - | - | — | - |
| Do. do. untrapped | - | 6 | 4 | - | 10 |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. do. untrapped | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 27 |
| Do. being without a close fitting cover | 2 | 7 | 2 | - | 11 |
| Do. being placed in an improper position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. defective | - | 12 | - | 2 | 14 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse | 2 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 45 |
| The absence of proper ashbin | 28 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 46 |
| The ashbin defective | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 46 |
| The drain foul | - | - | - | - | - |
| Do. defective | 3 | 8 | 2 | - | 13 |
| Do. choked or stopped | 6 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 54 |
| Do. unventilated | - | - | - | - | - |