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 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Accumulations | 18 |
| Animals improperly kept | 10 |
| „ dead | 7 |
| Dampness in premises | 33 |
| Dirty and dilapidated premises | 29 |
| Drains, bad condition of | 18 |
| „ defective | 15 |
| „ stopped | 19 |
| Dust, non-removal | 68 |
| Dust receptacles, foul or dilapidated | 48 |
| „ absence of, or insufficient | 6 |
| Insanitary condition of premises | 42 |
| Illness attributable to insanitary conditions | 12 |
| Manure not removed | 8 |
| Overcrowding and improper mixing of the sexes | 14 |
| Rats, nuisance from | 9 |
| Roofs and gutters, defective and leaky | 7 |
| Rubbish, nuisance from burning | 8 |
| Smells | 30 |
| „ on premises | 28 |
| „ from road gullies | 13 |
| „ „ sewer ventilators | 42 |
| „ „ stables | 2 |
| „ „ drains, etc. | 26 |
| „ „ water-closets | 7 |
| „ „ manure | 3 |
| Smoke nuisances | 20 |
| Underground rooms illegally occupied | 5 |
| Verminous condition of premises or persons | 1 |
| Water, absence of | 73 |
| „ leakage of | 10 |
| Water cisterns, dirty, &c. | 7 |
| Water-closets, accommodation insufficient or absence of | 6 |
| „ defective or insanitary | 23 |
| „ stopped | 4 |
| Yards, unpaved and existing paving defective | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 119 |
| 793 |