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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Orange. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimation Notices—Total served | 158 | 411 | 321 | 114 | 1,004 |
| Houses | 121 | 336 | 220 | 86 | 763 |
| The house or part of the house inadirty condition | 47 | 68 | 33 | 23 | 171 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition | — | 5 | 17 | 9 | 31 |
| The house in a dilapidated condition | 9 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 63 |
| The watercloset so foul as to be a nuisance | 9 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 45 |
| Do. without a water supply | 8 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 51 |
| Do. with a deficient supply of water | 11 | 20 | 1 | — | 32 |
| Do. improperly constructed | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Do. so defective as to be a nuisance | 12 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 91 |
| Do. stopped | 14 | 57 | 42 | 10 | 123 |
| Do. placed in an improper position | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset | 3 | 20 | 7 | — | 30 |
| Insufficient watercloset accommodation | 5 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 29 |
| Absence of watercloset accommodation | — | — | — | — | — |
| Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sex | See under Workshops &c. | ||||
| The soil pipe defective | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Do. unventilated | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. improperly ventilated | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| The yard paving defective | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 29 |
| Do. dirty | 1 | 9 | 6 | — | 16 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
| The area improperly paved | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Do. dirty | 2 | 14 | 5 | — | 21 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
| The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| A gully trap improperly placed within the house | — | — | — | — | — |
| The waste pipe of sink improperly connected with the drain | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 18 |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do do. untrapped | 4 | 19 | 2 | — | 25 |
| Do. of lavatory improperly connected with the drain | — | — | — | _ | — |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. of bath directly connected with the drain | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. untrapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| The water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 29 | 10 | 6 | — | 45 |
| Do. being without a close fitting cover | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 36 |
| Do. being placed in an improper position | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. defective | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 12 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse | 3 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 54 |
| The absence of proper ashbin | 19 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 51 |
| The ashbin defective | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 42 |
| The drain foul | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Do. defective | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | 20 |
| Do. choked or stopped | 4 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 60 |
| Do. unventilated | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |