Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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The following table shows the work done to abate nuisances for which intimation notices were served:—
Water Supply- | Houses. | Factories, Workshops and Workplaces |
---|---|---|
Provided | 6 | — |
Cistarns cleansed, repaired etc. | — | — |
Waterclosets— | ||
Cieansed | 11 | 18 |
Water supplied, flushing cistern repaired, etc. | 2 | 7 |
Repaired, new pans, etc. | 25 | 16 |
Ventilation improved | 3 | 3 |
Separate accommodation for sexes provided | — | 3 |
Position or construction improved | 1 | 4 |
Direct communication with workrooms remedied | - | 4 |
Accommodation provided | 1 | 3 |
Unstopped | 9 | 5 |
Urinals, repaired, cleansed, etc. | — | 3 |
Soil Pipes— | ||
Repaired, renewed and ventilated | 3 | 6 |
Rainwater Pipes — | ||
Repaired or renewed | 32 | 1 |
Drains— | ||
Repaired | 18 | 4 |
Unstopped, cleansed, etc. | 18 | 9 |
Sinks, etc.— | ||
Waste pipes repaired, renewed, etc. | 15 | 7 |
Yards, Areas and Washhouses— | ||
Cleansed | 8 | 3 |
Paved and paving repaired ... | 4 | — |
Drained | — | — |
Houses and Workshops, etc.— | ||
Cleansed | 5 | 19 |
Dilapidations repaired and made good | 27 | 2 |
Ventilation improved | — | 2 |
Dampness— | ||
Roofs repaired | 16 | 2 |
Gutters repaired | 6 | 1 |
Other works to prevent dampness | 22 | — |
Ashbins— | ||
Provided, repaired, etc. | 23 | 4 |
Various— | ||
Underground Rooms vacated | — | — |
Smoke—Emission of black smoke abated | — | 1 |
Accumulations of Refuse—Removed | 26 | 19 |
•Overcrowding abated | — | — |
Animals improperly kept | — | — |
Manure Receptacles—Provision of | — | 2 |
Other | 12 | 11 |
* This applies to overcrowding under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. For
overcrowding1 dealt with under the Housing Acts, see page 28.