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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 1924

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

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Table: TABLE E.NUISANCES AND DEFECTS DISCOVERED, 1924.

TABLE E.

NUISANCES AND DEFECTS DISCOVERED, 1924.

No. of Premises requiring structural repairs1,233
,, ,, ,, ,, cleansing and limewashing440
Drains choked77
,, otherwise defective109
Defective W.C. fittings278
,, Yard surfaces198
,, Eaves and downspouts435
,, Manure receptacles and ashbins160
,, Sinks and waste-pipes138
,, Urinals56
Offensive accumulations51
Animals improperly kept1
Other nuisances and defects2,000
Total number of nuisances and defects5,176
Total number of all visits to all premises for all purposes16,808