Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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 | - | - | - | - | - |