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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| Schedule of Nuisances. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part of the house in a dirty conditionn | 448 |
| 2 | ,, ,, damp ,, | 72 |
| 3 | Roof defective | 364 |
| 4 | Guttering defective | 48 |
| 5 | Water fittings defective | 125 |
| 6 | Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 94 |
| „ ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 41 | |
| 8 | Water-closet basin foul | 164 |
| 9 | „ „ defective | 127 |
| 10 | 175 | |
| 11 | Urinal in a foul condition | 10 |
| 12 | Privy in a foul condition | — |
| 13 | Soil pipe defective | 71 |
| 14 | „ un ventilated | 78 |
| 15 | ,, improperly ventilated | 39 |
| 16 | Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | 7 |
| 17 | Waste pipe of sink, lavatory or bath connected with drain | 47 |
| 18 | 58 | |
| 19 | 16 | |
| 20 | Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 56 |
| 21 | Drain defective | 508 |
| 22 | „ stopped | 143 |
| 23 | „ ventilating pipe defective | 35 |
| 24 | Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 114 |
| 25 | „ ,, defective | 96 |
| 26 | Unpaved condition of roadway | 6 |
| 27 | Undrained „ ,, | — |
| 28 | Area or part unpaved | 4 |
| 29 | ,, undrained | 3 |
| 30 | Yard or space unpaved | 14 |
| 31 | „ „ undrained | 11 |
| 32 | Defective condition of washhouse paving | 91 |
| 33 | Dust-bin defective | 295 |
| 34 | „ in an improper position | 2 |
| 35 | Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 44 |
| 36 | Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 143 |
| 37 | Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisan dangerous to health | 11 |
| 38 | Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 132 |
| 39 | Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 19 |
| 40 | Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | 21 |
| 41 | Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 8 |
| 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 | 133 |
| Total | 3878 | |