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. | Totals. |
|---|---|
| 1 Part of the house in u dirty condition | 501 |
| 2 „ „ damp | 69 |
| 3 Roof defective | 306 |
| 4 Guttering defective | 34 |
| o Water fittings defective | 105 |
| 6 Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 73 |
| 7 ,, ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 37 |
| 8 Water-closet basin foul | 170 |
| 9 „ ,, defective | 149 |
| 10 „ „ choked | 142 |
| 11 Urinal in a foul condition | 4 |
| 12 Privy in a foul condition | 3 |
| 13 Soil pipe defective | 67 |
| 14 ,, unventilated | 81 |
| 15 ,, improperly ventilated | 32 |
| 11! Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | 3 |
| 17 Waste pipe of sink, lavatory or bath connected with drain | 50 |
| 18 „ „ ,, „ defective | 40 |
| 19 „ „ „ „ foul | 15 |
| 20 Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 57 |
| 21 Drain defective | 382 |
| 22 „ stopped | 123 |
| 23 „ ventilating pipe defective | 23 |
| 24 Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 87 |
| 25 „ ,, defective | 88 |
| 26 Unpaved condition of roadway | 2 |
| 27 Undrained ,, „ .. | — |
| 28 Area of part unpaved | |
| 29 ,, undraine | 7 |
| 30 Yard or space unpaved | 16 |
| -31 ,, ,, undrained | 11 |
| 32 Defective condition of washhousc paving | 83 |
| 33 Dust-bin defective | 278 |
| 34 „ in an improper position | 5 |
| 35 Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 38 |
| 30 Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 131 |
| 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 | 117 |
| 39 Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | |
| 40 Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | |
| 41 Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 5 |
| 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 | 108 |
| Total | 3479 |