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
| Breaches of Statutes and Statutory By-laws. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An occupied house without a proper and sufficient supply of water | 26 |
| 2 | Water supply used for domestic purposes connected with cistern which is used for flushing the water-closet | 18 |
| 8 | Water-closet not supplied with a sufficient quantity of water for securing its effective action | 281 |
| 4 | Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing of water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes,— dirty condition of | 32 |
| 5 | Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing of water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes,— absence of a proper cover to | 26 |
| 6 | Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes, placed in an improper position | 2 |
| 7 | Animals so kept as to be likely to pollute the water supply | ... |
| 8 | Offensive matters not deposited in manure receptacle | 4 |
| 9 | Manure not removed at proper intervals | 56 |
| 10 | Manure,— absence of proper receptacle for | 30 |
| 11 | Manure receptacle not properly constructed | 1 |
| 12 | Sufficient drain to stables, or cowshed— absence of a | 2 |
| 13 | Receptacle for house refuse - absence of a proper | 194 |
| 14 | Receptacle for house refuse— absence of a proper cover for | 52 |
| 15 | Yard or open space unpaved | 1 |
| 16 | „ paving defective | 165 |
| 17 | Underground room illegally used for sleeping purposes | 60 |
| 18 | Factory, Workshop or Workplace not kept in a cleanly state | 12 |
| 19 | „ „ „ not ventilated in such a manner as to render harmless as far as practicable any impurities generated in the course of the work carried on therein | 8 |
| 20 | „ „ not kept free from effluvia | 3 |
| 21 | ,, ,, ,, overcrowded | ... |
| 22 | „ „ „ not provided with sufficient or suitable accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences | 4 |
| 23 | „ ,, „ not provided with proper separate accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences for each sex | 1 |
| 24 | Insufficient water-closet accommodation to "lodging house" | 87 |
| 25 | Surfaces of rooms, passages, and staircases of the bakehouse not painted, lime-washed, or cleansed | 15 |
| 2G | A furnace improperly constructed or negligently used | |
| 27 | Effluvia arising from premises used for trade, business or manufacture, which is a nuisance dangerous to the inhabitants of the district | 1 |
| 28 | Offensive matters suffered to run out of trade premises into an uncovered place | 1 |
| 29 | Dairies and cowsheds,— breach of By-laws as to | ... |
| 30 | Slaughterhouses, breach of By-laws as to | 1 |
| 31 | Steam whistle,— use of a, without authority | ... |
| 82 | Tenement Houses— overcrowding | 374 |
| 33 | „ „ inadequate or contaminated water supply | ... |
| 84 | „ „ foul closet, basin or trap | 158 |
| 35 | ,, ,, want of means of ventilation | ... |
| 86 | „ ,, want of cleansing | 21 |
| 37 | „ ,, dirtily kept animals | 2 |
| 38 | „ „ want of annual limewashing | 832 |
| 39 | Other breaches | 27 |
| Totals | 2492 | |