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 Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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HOUSING.
TABLE 58. Sanitary Defects Remedied in Tenement Houses.
| 1912. | 1913. | |
|---|---|---|
| Drain defective | 18 | 12 |
| ,, choked | 19 | 2 |
| „ untrapped | 3 | 1 |
| „ unventilated or improperly ventilated | 4 | 4 |
| Manhole cover defective | 13 | 5 |
| Surface inlet improperly trapped | — | 2 |
| Gully choked | 17 | 17 |
| Ventilating pipe improperly constructed | 3 | 1 |
| Soilpipe defective | — | 2 |
| „ improperly constructed | 1 | — |
| „ unventilated or improperly ventilated | — | 1 |
| Water-closet choked | 54 | 45 |
| „ defective | 76 | 72 |
| „ insufficiently flushed | 51 | 15 |
| ,, flushing apparatus defective | 56 | 86 |
| „ without water supply | 7 | 28 |
| „ foul | 52 | 37 |
| ,, improperly constructed | 1 | 2 |
| ,, accommodation insufficient | 36 | 15 |
| „ without door | 22 | 24 |
| „ without external light or ventilation | 4 | _ |
| Rainwater pipe not disconnected from drain or soilpipe | 2 | _ |
| ,, defective | 36 | 38 |
| ,, choked | 9 | 2 |
| Wastepipe defective | 20 | 17 |
| ,, choked | 9 | 7 |
| ,, not provided | 6 | 1 |
| Other drainage defects | 10 | 8 |
| Cistern defective | 12 | 8 |
| „ dirty | 78 | 62 |
| „ without proper cover | 12 | 10 |
| „ cover defective | 18 | 19 |
| Dustbin defective | 157 | 147 |
| „ not provided | 18 | 12 |
| „ insufficient | 2 | 8 |
| ,, disused and not abolished | 39 | 16 |
| Paving defective in area or yard | 110 | 185 |
| ,, ,, wash-house | 91 | 41 |
| Guttering defective | 32 | 36 |
| Premises damp | 24 | 16 |
| Rooms dirty | 1,488 | 1,959 |
| ,, verminous | 387 | 502 |
| Bedding, etc., verminous | – | 11 |
| Window defective | – | 388 |
| Copper „ | – | 136 |
| Stove „ | – | 164 |
| Roof „ | 134 | 192 |
| Accumulation of refuse | 12 | 34 |
| Animals improperly kept | 11 | 5 |
| Water supply to premises insufficient | 57 | 37 |
| Other defects or nuisances | 123 | 107 |