London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Yards, Areas and Washhouses.
Cleansed3
Paved, or paving repaired2
Drained1
Houses and Workshops, etc.
Rooms cleansed97
Passages and staircases cleansed23
Rooms repaired65
Passages and staircases repaired21
Fireplaces, repaired or renewed7
Flues repaired11
Dampness.
Roofs repaired43
Gutters repaired6
Other works to prevent dampness36
Ash bins.
Provided, repaired, etc.5
Various.
Accumulations of refuse removed15
Overcrowding abated1
Animals kept in a proper manner1
Other defects remedied28

Table: Complaints.During the year 723 complaints were received in respect of the following nuisances:—

Complaints.

During the year 723 complaints were received in respect of the following nuisances:—

Aged and infirm persons1
Animals improperly kept3
Artificial lighting, absence of, on common staircase1
Dampness61
Dilapidations and disrepair40
Drains, choked or defective12
Dust4
Dustbin accommodation inadequate or unsuitable4
Flues, defective15
Food premises, unsatisfactory conditions in14
Noise5
Overcrowding9
Obnoxious smells72
Refuse, accumulations of32
Rodent infestation287
Roofs, defective21
Smoke9
Unsound food11
Ventilation inadequate4
Vermin109
Water, supply impure2
Water, supply inadequate4
W.C. accommodation inadequate, dirty or defective34
Miscellaneous56