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 Breaches of Statutes and Statutory By-laics served by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1910.
| Breaches of Statutes and Statutory By-laws. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An occupied hou-e without a proper and sufficient supply of water | 15 |
| Water supply used for domestic purposes connected with cistern which is used for flushing the water-closet | 3 | |
| 3 | Water-closet not supplied with a sufficient quantity of water for securing its effective action | 177 |
| 4 | Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing of water used or likely to be used for man for drinking purposes—dirty condition of | 50 |
| 5 | Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing water used or likely to be used by man for drinking purposes—absence of proper cover to | 35 |
| 6 | Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing water used, or likely to he used, by man for drinking purposes placed in an improper position | 5 |
| 7 | Animals so kept as to be likely to pollute the water supply | — |
| 8 | Offensive matters not deposited in manure receptacle | 1 |
| 9 | Manure not removed at proper intervals | 6 |
| 10 | Manure, absence of proper receptacle for | 8 |
| 11 | Manure receptacle not properly constructed | 3 |
| 12 | Sufficient drain to stables or cowshed — absence of a | 1 |
| 13 | Receptacle for house refuse—absence of a proper | 314 |
| 14 | Receptacle for house refuse - absence of a proper cover for | 18 |
| 15 | Yard or open space unpaved | 3 |
| 16 | ,, paving defective | 151 |
| 17 | Insufficient water closet accommodation to " lodging-house " | 57 |
| 18 | A furnace improperly constructed or negligently used | 1 |
| 19 | Effluvia arising from premises used for trade, business, or manufacture which is a nuisance dangerous to the inhabitants of the district | 2 |
| 20 | Qffensive matters suffered to run out of trade premises into an uncovered place | — |
| 21 | Dairies and cowsheds -breach of By-laws as to | — |
| 22 | Slaughterhouses—Breach of By-laws as to | 1 |
| 23 | Steam whistle—use of a, without authority | — |
| 24 | Parts of houses infested with vermin requiring stripping, purifying and cleansing | 189 |
| 25 | Articles in an unwholesome condition requiring to be purified or destroyed | 7 |
| 26 | Other breaches | 69 |
| Total | 1116 |