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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Table 12a.—Intimations
A, Schedule of Nuisances. | Districts and Inspectors. | Ward 1, N. G. R. | Ward 2 (part of), W. L. B. | Ward 2 (part of). B.H.T. | Ward 3 (part of). C. H. J. | Ward 4. H. G. W. | Ward 5, N. J. I. L. | Ward 5. S. G. W. A. | Ward 6 (part of). 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. | Food places. | Work places, Women | Totals. | ||||
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W. G. A. Part of Wards 3 & 6. | N.&E. H. R. C. | W. & S. J. O. | ||||||||||||||||||
M. E. B | B. G. & Visitors. | |||||||||||||||||||
1 Part of the house in a dirty condition | 144 | 67 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 68 | 34 | 50 | 20 | 16 | 1 8 | 51 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 561 | ||
2 „ „ damp ,, | 12 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 80 | ||||
3 Roof defective | 26 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 43 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 298 | ||
4 Guttering defective | 13 | 5 | — | 7 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | ||
5 Water fittings defective | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 133 | ||
6 Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | — | 6 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 68 | ||
7 ,, ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 51 | ||
8 Water closet basin foul | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 148 | ||
9 ,, „ defective | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 85 | ||
10 „ ,, choked | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | 22 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 122 | ||
11 Urinal in a foul condition | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |||
12 Privy in a foul condition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
13 Soil pipe defective | 15 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||
14 ,, unventilated | 17 | 13 | — | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 60 | ||
15 ,, improperly ventilated | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||
16 Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
17 Waste pipe of sink, lavatory or bath connected with drain | 8 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||
18 „ ,, ,, ,, defective | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||
19 „ ,, ,, ,, foul | 10 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | ||
20 Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 5 | 2 | — | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||
21 Drain defective | 46 | 54 | 12 | 51 | 63 | 20 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 367 | ||
22 ,, stopped | 24 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 154 | ||
23 ,, ventilating pipe defective | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||
24 Pain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 14 | 8 | — | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 60 | ||
25 ,, ,, defective | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 90 | ||
26 Unpaved condition of roadway | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
27 Undrained ,, ,, | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
28 Area or part unpaved | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||
29 „ undrained | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
30 Yard or space unpaved | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||
31 ,, „ undrained | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||
32 Defective condition of wash-house paving | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 84 | ||
33 Dust-bin defective | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 218 | ||
34 „ in an improper position | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
35 Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | ||
36 Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 5 | — | 36 | 2 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 183 | ||
37 Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 19 | ||
38 Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 8 | 12 | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 62 | ||
39 Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||
40 Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
41 Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | ||
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 | 48 | 4 | — | 18 | 21 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 14 | — | 12 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 182 | ||
Totals | 500 | 324 | 83 | 275 | 370 | 248 | 357 | 236 | 124 | 279 | 129 | 307 | 187 | — | — | 3 | — | 3422 |