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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Inspector Bennett. | Inspector Clark. | Inspector Larard. | Inspectors Orange & Charlesworth | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimation Notices—Total served | 186 | 207 | 338 | 177 | 908 |
| Houses | 157 | 165 | 258 | 169 | 749 |
| The house or part of the house in a dirty condition | 52 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 211 |
| The house or part of the house in a damp condition | 12 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 44 |
| The House in a dilapidated condition | 18 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 112 |
| The watercloset so foul as to be a nuisance | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| Do. without a water supply | 24 | 7 | 15 | — | 46 |
| Do. with a deficient supply of water | 2 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 41 |
| Do. improperly constructed | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. so defective as to be a nuisance | 32 | 22 | 66 | 57 | 177 |
| Do. stopped | 15 | 19 | 49 | 19 | 102 |
| Do. placed in an improper position | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insufficient external ventilation to watercloset | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insufficient watercloset accommodation | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Absence of watercloset accommodation | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Absence of proper watercloset accommodation for persons of each sex | See under Workshops &c. | ||||
| The soil pipe defective | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. unventilated | — | — | — | _ | _ |
| Do. improperly ventilated | — | — | — | — | — |
| The yard paving defective | 10 | 1 | 4 | — | 15 |
| Do. dirty | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | — |
| The area improperly paved | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Do. dirty | — | 30 | 11 | — | 41 |
| Do. undrained | — | — | — | — | |
| The inlet of surface drain improperly trapped | — | — | — | — | — |
| A gully trap improperly placed within the house.. | — | — | — | — | — |
| The waste pipe of sink improperly connected with the drain | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. do. improperly trapped | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Do. do. untrapped | 1 | 7 | 18 | — | 26 |
| 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 | 13 | — | 4 | — | |
| Do. being without a close fitting cover | 4 | — | 2 | — | 6 |
| Do. being placed in an improper position | — | — | — | — | — |
| Do. defective | — | 7 | — | 2 | 9 |
| An accumulation or deposit of refuse | 7 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 56 |
| The absence of proper ashbin | 24 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 52 |
| The ashbin defective | 22 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 45 |
| The drain foul | — | — | — | — | v |
| Do. defective | — | 4 | 5 | — | 9 |
| Do. choked or stopped | 7 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 60 |
| Do. unventilated | — | — | — | — | — |