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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VI.—continued.
Sanitary Inspectors' Work.—Notices served, —continued.
| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspector Orange. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses—continued. The rainwater pipe in direct communication with the drain | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. do. with the soil pipe | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. defective | 1 | 6 | 7 | __ | 14 |
| The water supply used for domestic purposes connected with tho cistern which is used for flushing the watercloset | — | — | — | — | — |
| The absence of proper water supply | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| The roof defective | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 42 |
| The guttering defective | — | 3 | 2 | — | 5 |
| The paving of wash-house defective | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 |
| The want of proper manure receptacle | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| An animal kept in such place or manner as to be a nuisance | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| The house or part of the house overcrowded | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| An underground room occupied as a dwelling contrary to the provisions of the Act | — | 13 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| The space below floor in the basement or ground floor being unventilated | — | — | — | _ | 1 |
| Do. improperly or insufficiently ventilated | — | — | — | — | — |
| A chimney sending forth black smoke in such quantity as to be a nuisance | See under | Workshops | |||
| A urinal improperly constructed, drained or offensive | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Do. with no supply of water | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Other nuisances | 19 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 51 |
| *Factories, Workshops and Work Places | 33 | 102 | 110 | 19 | 204 |
| Dirty | 14 | 31 | 35 | 10 | 90 |
| Waterclosets, defective or dirty | 9 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 60 |
| Do. insufficient. | 1 | — | 1 | -_ | 4 |
| Do. absence of separate accommodation for sexes | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| Drains, soil pipes, &c., defective | 2 | 5 | 13 | _ | 20 |
| Improperly ventilated | 2 | 4 | _ | 1 | 7 |
| Overcrowded | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Chimney sending forth black smoke | 1 | — | 2 | _ | 3 |
| Other nuisances | 4 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 59 |
| Ashbins | 2 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 35 |
| Breach of Bye-laws or Regulations— †Lodging-houses | 34 | 93 | 50 | 62 | 239 |
| Dairies, cowsheds, milkshopsand slaughterhouses | _ | _ | _ | __ | _ |
| Keeping of animals | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Removal of Refuse | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| London County Council (General Powers) Acts Urinals | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verminous Rooms | 8 | 20 | 64 | 15 | 107 |
| Ashpits | — | 2 | _ | — | 2 |
| Foodshops | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Statutory Notices | 2 | — | 36 | 31 | 1.5 |