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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 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE D.NUISANCES AND DEFECTS DISCOVERED, 1922.

TABLE D.

NUISANCES AND DEFECTS DISCOVERED, 1922.

No. of Premises requiring structural repairs855
,, ,, ,, „ cleansing and limewashing321
Drains choked63
,, otherwise defective168
Defective W.C. fittings262
,, Yard surfaces128
,, Eaves and downspouts320
,, Manure receptacles and ashbins145
,, Sinks and waste-pipes77
,, Urinals13
Offensive accumulations50
Animals improperly kept11
Other nuisances and defects1,559
Total number of nuisances and defects3,815
Total number of all visits to all premises for all purposes13,003