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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 1923

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

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Table: TABLE D.NUISANCES AND DEFECTS DISCOVERED, 1923.

TABLE D.

NUISANCES AND DEFECTS DISCOVERED, 1923.

No. of Premises requiring structural repairs710
,, ,, ,, ,, cleansing and limewashing468
Drains choked69
„ otherwise defective103
Defective W.C. fittings182
„ Yard surfaces121
„ Eaves and downspouts202
„ Manure receptacles and ashbins125
,, Sinks and waste-pipes93
„ Urinals14
Offensive accumulations56
Animals improperly kept2
Other nuisances and defects1,987
Total number of nuisances and defects4,132
Total number of all visits to all premises for all purposes14,960