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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 1920
Report for the year 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE IX. SANITARY INSPECTORS' WORK.—Notices served.
| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Charlesworth | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimation Notices—Total served | 195 | 426 | 216 | 56 | 893 |
| Houses | 166 | 363 | 158 | 55 | 742 |
| The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 48 | 115 | 32 | 1 | 196 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 |
| The house in a dilapidated condition | 20 | 73 | 22 | 7 | 122 |
| The watercloset so foul as to be a nuisance | 14 | 24 | 5 | _ | 43 |
| Do. without a water supply | 12 | 11 | 12 | — | 35 |
| Do. with a deficient supply of water | 7 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 47 |
| Do. improperly constructed | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. so defective as to be a nuisance | 46 | 53 | 44 | 12 | 155 |
| Do. stopped | 19 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 81 |
| Do. placed in an improper position | — | 1 | _ | _ | 1 |
| Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset | _ | 6 | _ | _ | 6 |
| Insufficient watercloset accommodation | 2 | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 |
| Absence of watercloset accommodation | 2 | — | — | ___ | 2 |
| Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sex | See under Workshops &c. | ||||
| The soil pipe defective | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Do. unventilated | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Do. improperly ventilated | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 |
| The yard paving defective | 11 | 14 | 7 | — | 32 |
| Do. dirty | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
| The area improperly paved | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Do. dirty | 2 | 27 | 1 | — | 30 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
| The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | _ | — | _ | _ | — |
| A gully trap improperly placed within the house | — | — | __ | 1 | 1 |
| The waste pipe of sink improperly connected with the drain | — | 2 | _ | _ | 2 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 |
| Do. do. untrapped | 11 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 41 |
| Do. of lavatory improperly connected with the drain | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | _ | — | _ | — | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. of bath directly connected with the drain | — | — | _ | — | — |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | _ | _ | _ | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 28 | 7 | _ | — | 35 |
| Do. being without a close fitting cover | 4 | 1 | _ | 1 | 6 |
| Do. being placed in an | |||||
| improper position | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. defective | 1 | 29 | — | — | 30 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse | 6 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 57 |
| The absence of proper ashbin | 27 | 15 | 2 | — | 44 |
| The ashbin defective | 21 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 48 |
| The drain foul | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. defective | 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 19 |
| Do. choked or stopped | 8 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 53 |
| Do. unventilated | — | — | — | — | — |