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 1954

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

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Paved, or paving repaired4
Houses and Workshops, etc.
Rooms cleansed39
Passages and staircases cleansed5
Rooms repaired63
Passages and staircases repaired16
Fireplaces, repaired or renewed11
Flues repaired6
Verminous rooms cleansed6
Ventilation improved2
Dampness.
Roofs repaired18
Gutters repaired7
Other works to prevent dampness17
Ash bins.
Provided, repaired, etc.1
Various.
Accumulations of refuse removed11
Animals improperly kept2
Other defects remedied20

Table: Complaints.During the year 703 complaints were received in respect of the following nuisances:—

Complaints.

During the year 703 complaints were received in respect of the following nuisances:—

Aged and infirm persons3
Artificial lighting, absence of, on common staircase2
Dampness55
Dilapidations and disrepair62
Drains, choked or defective11
Dust3
Dustbin accommodation inadequate or unsuitable2
Flues, defective4
Food premises, unsatisfactory conditions in6
Noise9
Overcrowding2
Obnoxious smells68
Refuse, accumulations of32
Rodent infestation248
Roofs, defective6
Smoke30
Unsound food21
Ventilation inadequate5
Vermin52
Water, supply inadequate1
W.C. accommodation inadequate, dirty or defective31
Miscellaneous50