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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| A. | Schedule of Nuisances. Districts and Inspectors. | N. 1. G. R. | N. 2 & 3. W. L. B. | N. 4 & 5. B H T. | E. 1 2 & 3. C. H. T. | W. 1 & 2. H. G. W. | W. 3 & 4. J. I. L. | W. 5. G. W. a. | E. 5 R. E J. | Ward 6 (Special). J. L. | S. 4 E. .T. D. | S. 5. J. L. | S. 3. A. H. W. | S. 1 & 2. E. G. H. | Food Inspectors. | Work Places. Woman. | Totals. | |||
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| E. 4 & part of Wd.3. W.G.A. | N. & E. H. R. C. | W. & S. J. O. | ||||||||||||||||||
| M. E. B | c. s. & Visitors. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Part of the house in a dirty condition | 26 | 38 | 54 | 43 | 58 | 84 | 39 | 48 | — | 13 | 27 | 21 | 53 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 510 | |
| ,, ,, damp ,, | 22 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Roof defective | 31 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 287 |
| 4 | Guttering defective | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 42 |
| 5 | Water fittings defective | 12 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 181 |
| 6 | Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | — | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 61 |
| 7 | „ „ so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 |
| 8 | Water-closet basin foul | — | 2 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | — | 15 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 103 |
| 9 | „ ,, defective | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 32 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 84 |
| ,, ,, choked | 5 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 14 | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 149 | ||
| 11 | Urinal in a foul condition | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 12 | Privy in a foul condition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Soil pipe defective | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 36 |
| 14 | ,, unventilated | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 52 |
| 15 | „ improperly ventilated | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 16 | Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 17 | Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected, with drain | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| 18 | ,, ,, ,, ,, defective | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 52 |
| ,, ,, ,, „ foul | 1 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |
| 20 | Inlet of drain improperly trapped | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
| 21 | Drain defective | 10 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 59 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 285 | |
| 24 | ,, stopped | 19 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 141 | |||
| 23 | ,, ventilating pipe defective | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 |
| 24 | Rain-water pipe in directcommunication with drain | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 35 | |||
| ,, ,, defective | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 67 | ||
| 26 | Unpaved condition of roadway | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Undrained ,, ,, | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Area or part unpaved | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 29 | ,, undrained | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Yard or space unpaved | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||
| 31 | ,, ,, undrained | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 32 | Defective condition of washhouse paving | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 75 | |
| Dust-bin defective | 10 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 66 | 11 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 255 | |
| „ in an improper position | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 35 | Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | — | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |
| 36 | Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 179 | |
| 37 | Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance danger our to health | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | |||
| 38 | Part of the house so overcrowded as to be danger our to health | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 13 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 117 |
| 39 | Space below floor in basement or ground floor, sufficiently ventilated | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | |
| lssuing of black smoke in such a quantity is to be anuisance | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| 41 | Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 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 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 38 | 7 | — | 8 | — | 9 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 192 | |
| Totals | 190 | 276 | 360 | 227 | 450 | 285 | 391 | 225 | 55 | 78 | 200 | 171 | 252 | 132 | — | — | — | — | 3292 | |