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St Pancras 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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Table: Table12a. Intimationsas to Nuisances served by Sanitary Inspectors daring the Year1905.

Table12a. Intimationsas to Nuisances served by Sanitary Inspectors daring the Year1905.

A. Schedule of Nuisances.Districts and Inspectors.Ward 1, N. W. J. S.Ward 1, S. g. r.Ward 2. W. B.Ward 3. c. h. J.Ward 4. H. g. W.Ward 5, N. J. I. L.Ward 5. S. g. w. a.Ward 6. r. e. j.Ward 7, N. e. j. d.Ward 7, S. j. l.Ward 8, N. A. H. W.Ward 8, S. e. g. h.Special. W. G. A.Workplaces, Women.Food places.Totals.
M. E. b.b. G.N. & E. h. r. cw. & s. J. o.
1 Part of the house in a dirty condition2254137373820792315794912———148
2 „ „ damp „13110925921218—————72
3 Roof defective41238134111346010289122—————364
4 Guttering defective255624——21—3——————48
5 Water fittings defective6101723381011169912———125
6 Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation151015216765818—1———94
7 „ „ so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health——32—11442—131—1———41
8 Water closet basin foul—105940584131881511———164
9 „ ,, defective411156158915101317121———127
10 „ ,, choked39431165145314177—2———175
11 Urinal in a foul condition—41—2————2—1—————10
12 Privy in a foul condition——————————————————
13 Soil pipe defective33214551221033—————71
14 ,, unventilated321261271——1—43—————78
15 ,, improperly ventilated22325—4—1—1—1—————39
16 Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath————41—1——1——————7
17 Waste pipe of sink, lavatory or bath connected with drain—13—81014324—2—————47
18 „ ,, „ ,, defective—10329—1310223211———58
19 „ ,, „ „ foul—2121141——22—————16
20 Inlet of drain improperly trapped—141108411222—11————56
21 Drain defective208592548228255910201419—————508
22 ,, stopped31679131119171252011—————143
23 ,, ventilating pipe defective491113241324—————35
24 Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain3381413133113110—41————114
25 ,, ,, defective663233323534161————96
26 Unpaved condition of roadway—————2—————4—————6
27 Undrained ,, ,,——————————————————
28 Area or part unpaved1——11————1———————4
29 „ undrained———1——————11—————3
30 Yard or space unpaved11—6——2—121——————14
31 ,, ,, undrained—2—511———11——————11
32 Defective condition of wash-house paving721121515814145313———91
33 Dust-bin defective141538555142171—193012—1———295
34 „ in an improper position—1———1———————————2
35 Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health———3217424615—————44
36 Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health252614933146161123—2———143
37 Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health—21111—2——111————11
38 Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health—91629444305922—————132
39 Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated2—141——31—611—————19
40 Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity to be a nuisance—1——61641—11—————21
41 Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health—411—————1——1————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 nuisances11210521714412106363——1133
Totals954173712675462063865461142243842484820——13873