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 as to Nuisances so-red by Smitary Inspectors during 1910.
| Schedule of Nuisances. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part of the house in a dirty condition | 556 |
| 2 | ,, ,, dump ,, | 75 |
| 3 | Roof defective | 291 |
| 4 | Guttering defective | 62 |
| 5 | Water fittings defective | 192 |
| 6 | Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 66 |
| 7 | ,, ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 33 |
| 8 | Water-closet basin foul | 105 |
| 9 | ,, ,, defective . | 82 |
| 10 | ,, ,, choked | 152 |
| 11 | Urinal in a foid condition | 14 |
| 12 | Privy in a foul condition | 1 |
| 13 | Soil pipe defective | 53 |
| 14 | ,, unventilated | 39 |
| 15 | ,, improperly ventilated | 7 |
| 16 | Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory, or bath | 6 |
| 17 | Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected with drain | |
| 18 | „ „ defective | 66 |
| 19 | „ „ foul | 28 |
| 20 | Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 25 |
| 21 | Drain defective | 302 |
| 22 | ,, stopped | 142 |
| 23 | ,, ventilating pipe defective | 34 |
| 24 | Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 54 |
| 25 | ,, ,, defective | 92 |
| 26 | Unpaved condition of roadway | _ |
| 27 | Undrained ,, ,, | _ |
| 28 | Area or part unpaved | 6 |
| 29 | ,, undrained | 2 |
| 30 | Yard or space unpaved | 10 |
| ,, ,, undrained | 9 | |
| 32 | Defective condition of washhouse paving | 62 |
| 33 | Dust-bin defective | 323 |
| 34 | ,, in an improper position | 5 |
| 35 | Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 27 |
| 36 | Accumulation or deposit, which is a nuisance dangerous to health. . | 216 |
| 37 | Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 15 |
| 38 | Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health . . | 69 |
| 39 | Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 19 |
| 40 | Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | 8 |
| 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 | 177 |
| Total | 3453 |