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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Intimations
| Breaches of Statutes and Statutory By-laws. | Totals. |
|---|---|
| 1 An occupied house without a proper and sufficient supply of water | 19 |
| 2 Water supply used for domestic purposes connected with cistern which is used for flushing the water-closet | 4 |
| 3 Water-closet not supplied with a sufficient quantity of water for securing its effective action | 206 |
| 4 Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing of water used or likely to be used for man for drinking purposes—dirty condition of . . | 44 |
| 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 | 36 |
| 6 Tank, cistern or other receptacle for storing water used, or likely to be used, by man for drinking purposes placed in an improper position | 2 |
| 7 Animals so kept us to be likely to pollute water supply | — |
| 8 Offensive matters not deposited in manure receptacle | — |
| 9 Manure not removed at proper intervals | 3 |
| 10 Manure, absence of proper receptacle for | 8 |
| 11 Manure receptacle not properly constructed | 1 |
| 12 Sufficient drain to stables or cowshed—absence of a | 2 |
| 13 Receptacle for house refuse — absence of a proper | 352 |
| 14 Receptacle for house refuse—absence of a proper cover for | 24 |
| 15 Yard or open space unpaved | |
| 16 ,, paving defective | 163 |
| 17 Insufficient water-closet accommodation to " lodging-house " | 71 |
| 18 A furnace improperly constructed or negligently used | — |
| 19 Effluvia arising from premises used for trade, business, or manufacture which is a nuisance dangerous to the inhabitants of the district | — |
| 20 Offensive matters suffered to run out of trade premises into an uncovered place | — |
| 21 Dairies and cowsheds—breach of By-laws as to | 2 |
| 22 Slaughterhouses —breach of By-laws as to | — |
| 23 Steam whistle—use of a, without authority | — |
| 24 Parts of houses infested with vermin requiring stripping, purifying and cleansing | 302 |
| 25 Articles in an unwholesome condition requiring to be purified or destroyed | 4 |
| 26 Other breaches | 85 |
| Total | 1335 |