Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Intimations
| Schedule of Nuisances. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part of the house in a dirty condition | 411 |
| 2 | „ „ damp „ | 112 |
| 3 | Roof defective | 273 |
| 4 | Guttering defective | 42 |
| 5 | Water fittings defective | 101 |
| 6 | Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 88 |
| 7 | „ „ so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 59 |
| 8 | Water-closet basin foul | 193 |
| 9 | „ „ defective | 183 |
| 10 | „ „ choked | 164 |
| 11 | Urinal in a foul condition | 3 |
| 12 | Privy in a foul condition | ... |
| 13 | Soil pipe defective | 100 |
| 14 | ,, unventilated | 122 |
| 15 | „ improperly ventilated | 36 |
| 16 | Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | 4 |
| 17 | Waste pipe of sink, lavatory or bath connected with drain | 75 |
| 18 | ,, ,, ,, ,, defective | 46 |
| 19 | ,, ,, ,, ,, foul | 17 |
| 20 | Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 74 |
| 21 | Drain defective | 518 |
| 22 | „ stopped | 134 |
| 23 | „ ventilating pipe defective | 47 |
| 24 | Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 112 |
| 25 | „ ,, defective | 86 |
| 26 | Unpaved condition of roadway | 1 |
| 27 | Undrained „ „ | 4 |
| 28 | Area or part unpaved | 10 |
| 29 | „ undrained | 1 |
| 80 | Yard or space unpaved | 15 |
| 31 | „ ,, undrained | 13 |
| 32 | Defective condition of wash-house paving | 145 |
| 33 | Dust-bin defective | 376 |
| 34 | ,, in an improper position | ... |
| 35 | Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 31 |
| 36 | Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 140 |
| 37 | Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 16 |
| 38 | Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 126 |
| 39 | Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 23 |
| 40 | Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | 6 |
| 41 | Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 2 |
| 42 | Tent, van. shed or similar structure used as a human habitation which is in such a state as to be injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates | ... |
| 43 | Other nuisances | 75 |
| Totals | 3984 | |