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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
Hornsey 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE D.
NUISANCES AND DEFECTS DISCOVERED.
| No. of Premises requiring structural repairs | 722 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, cleansing and lime washing | 370 |
| Drains choked | 123 |
| ,, otherwise defective | 89 |
| Defective W.C. fittings | 247 |
| „ Yard surfaces | 110 |
| ,, Eaves and downspouts | 314 |
| ,, Manure receptacles and ashbins | 221 |
| ,, Sinks and waste.pipes | 53 |
| ,, Urinals | 8 |
| Offensive accumulations | 73 |
| Unsound food discovered | 3 note |
| Animals improperly kept | 8 |
| Other nuisances and defects | 2,326 |
| Total number of nuisances and defects | 3,744 |
| Total number of all visits to all premises for all | |
| purposes | 12,485 |