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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72 housing.
TABLE 45.
Sanitary Defects Remedied in Tenement House.
| 1914. | 1913. | |
|---|---|---|
| Drain defective | 13 | 12 |
| „ choked | 10 | 2 |
| „ untrapped | — | 1 |
| „ unventilated or improperly ventilated | 11 | 4 |
| Manhole cover defective | 9 | 5 |
| Surface inlet improperly trapped | — | 2 |
| Gully choked | 11 | 17 |
| Ventilating pipe improperly constructed | — | 1 |
| Soilpipe defective | 1 | 2 |
| „ improperly constructed | — | — |
| „ unventilated or improperly ventilated | — | 1 |
| Water-closet choked | 49 | 45 |
| „ defective | 123 | 72 |
| „ insufficiently flushed | 30 | 15 |
| ,, flushing apparatus defective | 74 | 86 |
| „ without water supply | 44 | 28 |
| „ foul | 34 | 37 |
| „ improperly constructed | 1 | 2 |
| „ accommodation insufficient | 15 | 15 |
| „ without door | 11 | 24 |
| „ without external light or ventilation | - | - |
| Rainwater pipe not disconnected from drain or soilpipe | - | - |
| ,, defective | 42 | 38 |
| ,, choked | 20 | 2 |
| Wastepipe defective | 27 | 17 |
| ,, choked | 19 | 7 |
| „ not provided | 2 | 1 |
| Other drainage defects | 10 | 8 |
| Cistern defective | 13 | 8 |
| „ dirty | 33 | 62 |
| „ without proper cover | 15 | 10 |
| „ cover defective | 15 | 19 |
| Dustbin defective | 85 | 147 |
| „ not provided | 10 | 12 |
| „ insufficient | 12 | 8 |
| „ disused and not abolished | 12 | 16 |
| Paving defective in area or yard | 78 | 185 |
| ,, ,, wash-house | 90 | 41 |
| Guttering defective | 33 | 36 |
| Premises damp | 18 | 16 |
| Rooms dirty | 2,040 | 1,959 |
| „ verminous | 366 | 502 |
| Roof defective | 213 | 192 |
| Accumulation of refuse | 14 | 34 |
| Animals improperly kept | 18 | 5 |
| Water supply to premises insufficient | 29 | 37 |
| Other defects or nuisances | 336 | 107 |