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A total of 2171 houses have been inspected during 1910,
and in 254 (i.e., 11.7 per cent.) a result was obtained from
the chemical test applied to the drains. A total of 3893
nuisances were found to exist in 1588 houses (i.e., 73.1 per
cent, of the total houses inspected), but many were of a
trifling nature, and not in any sense dangerous to the health
of the inmates of the houses concerned.
Summary.
Number of houses inspected 2171
Number of houses in which a result was obtained
from test (chemical) applied to drains 254
Number of houses in which nuisances were found to
exist 1588
Nature of Nuisanccs found and dealt with under the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Dirty walls and ceilings of rooms 756
Defective roofs or rain water pipes 400
Defective or dirty yard paving 422
Defective flushing apparatus in water closets 206
Water closet pan foul 58
Drinking water tap defective, making walls damp 14
Gully or drains stopped 73
Floors defective* 91
No dust-bins (or dust-bins defective or dilapidated) 242
Damp Premises 282
Overcrowding .. 17
Defective water closets .. 184
Defective drains 278
Defective or deficient vent pipes or soil pipes 54
Defective sink wastes (or not undertrapped) 250
Defective manhole covers 14
Animals improperly kept 9
* Not necessarily a nuisance per se under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891.