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Holborn 1925

Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Houses.Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Floor cavities ventilated
Other works to prevent dampness272
Ashbins— Provided, repaired, etc.4416
Urinals— Repaired, cleansed, etc.1
Various— Underground Rooms vacated3
Smoke—Emission of black smoke abated7
Accumulations of Refuse—Removed2510
Overcrowding abated42
Manure receptacles repaired or provided1
Other nuisances abated115

The following table shows the nuisances for which the 94 Statutory Notices were issued under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.

Houses.Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Section 2 (a) Dirty and dilapidated premises, etc.415
,, (b) and Section 37, Ashbins7l
,, (b) Drains and W.C.'s292
,, (d) Accumulation of rubbish5
,, (e) (g) (i.) Overcrowding2l
,, (f) and Section 48. Water supply2
,, (g) (ii.) Ventilation of Workshop2
,, 24 Black Smoke4
,, 38 W.C.'s communicating with workrooms3
,, ,, W.C. Absence of separate accommodation for sexes4
,, 96 Underground rooms3

By-laws as to Houses let in Lodgings.
At the end of the year 577 houses were registered under these By-laws. Of
these, 286 are in St. Giles and Bloomsbury and 291 in the Holborn District.
There were 1,051 inspections of these premises, excluding a very large number
of periodical inspections and re-inspections. 218 notices were served for breaches
of the By-laws, exclusive of 589 notices that were served for annual cleansing as
required by the By-laws.
Rats and Mice Destruction Act, 1919.
During the year 220 premises were inspected under the above Act, the total
inspections being 268. Three notices for breaches of the Act were served. As a
result, in one case the drains were reconstructed and in the others accumulations
of refuse in vaults under the pavement were cleared out and rat runs sealed up.
The following summary shows the condition found on inspection, the action
taken and the results obtained .