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 a dirty condition | 621 |
| 2 | ,, ,, damp „ | 97 |
| 3 | Roof defective | 348 |
| 4 | Guttering defective | 60 |
| 5 | Water fittings defective | 173 |
| 6 | Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 64 |
| 7 | „ „ so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 28 |
| 8 | Water-closet basin foul | 155 |
| 9 | ,, „ defective | 125 |
| 10 | ,, ,, choked | 152 |
| 11 | Urinal in a foul condition | 5 |
| 12 | Privy in a foul condition | 1 |
| 13 | Soil pipe defective | 58 |
| 14 | ,, unventilated | 58 |
| 15 | „ improperly ventilated | 15 |
| 16 | Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | 7 |
| 17 | Waste pipe of sink, lavatory or bath connected with drain | 40 |
| 18 | „ „ ,, defective | 59 |
| 19 | „ „ foul | 21 |
| 20 | Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 30 |
| 21 | Drain defective | 334 |
| 22 | ,, stopped | 132 |
| 23 | ,, ventilating pipe defective | 28 |
| 24 | Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 64 |
| 25 | „ ,, defective | 90 |
| 26 | Unpaved condition of roadway | 1 |
| 27 | Undrained „ „ | — |
| 28 | Area or part unpaved | 1 |
| 29 | „ undrained | 2 |
| 30 | Yard or space unpaved | 20 |
| 31 | ,, „ undrained | |
| 32 | Defective condition of washhouse paving | 90 |
| 33 | Dust-bin defective | 309 |
| 34 | „ in an improper position | 4 |
| 35 | Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 50 |
| 36 | Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health. | 265 |
| Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 26 | |
| 38 | Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 90 |
| 39 | Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 15 |
| 40 | Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | 3 |
| 41 | Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 6 |
| 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 | |
| Total | 3851 | |