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 | 561 |
| 2 | „ „ damp „ | 80 |
| 3 | Roof defective | 298 |
| 4 | Guttering defective | 63 |
| 5 | Water fittings defective | 133 |
| 6 | Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 68 |
| 7 | „ ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 51 |
| 8 | Water-closet basin foul | 148 |
| 9 | „ „ defective | 85 |
| 10 | ,, ,, choked | 122 |
| 11 | Urinal in a foul condition | 7 |
| 12 | Privy in a foul condition | — |
| 13 | Soil pipe defective | 50 |
| 14 | ,, unventilated | 60 |
| 15 | „ improperly ventilated | 9 |
| 16 | Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | 3 |
| 17 | Waste pipe of sink, lavatory or bath connected with drain | 27 |
| 18 | „ „ „ defective | 50 |
| 19 | ,, ,, ,, foul | 31 |
| 20 | Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 41 |
| 21 | Drain defective | 367 |
| 22 | „ stopped | 154 |
| 23 | ,, ventilating pipe defective | 29 |
| 24 | Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 60 |
| 25 | „ ,, defective | 90 |
| 26 | Unpaved condition of roadway | — |
| 27 | Undrained „ „ | — |
| 28 | Area or part unpaved | 9 |
| 29 | ,, undrained | — |
| 30 | Yard or space unpaved | 11 |
| 31 | ,, „ undrained | 9 |
| 32 | Defective condition of wash-house paving | 84 |
| 33 | Dust-bin defective | 218 |
| 34 | ,, in an improper position | 2 |
| 35 | Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 31 |
| 36 | Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 183 |
| 37 | Animals kept in such a. manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 19 |
| 38 | Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 62 |
| .39 | Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 9 |
| 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 | 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 | 182 |
| Total | 3422 | |