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St Pancras 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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Table: Table 12a.—Intimationsas to Nuisances served by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year1912.

Table 12a.—Intimationsas to Nuisances served by the Sanitary Inspectors during the Year1912.

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.
E. 4 & part of Wd.3. W.G.A.N. & E. H. R. C.W. & S. J. O.
M. E. Bc. s. & Visitors.
1Part of the house in a dirty condition2638544358843948—132721536————510
2,, ,, damp ,,2212121311332——5692————100
3Roof defective313317102216222417317402510————287
4Guttering defective482372—7——4113————42
5Water fittings defective12143253762358—87123————181
6Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation—118531022—96—23————61
7„ „ so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health——124684—31432—————47
8Water-closet basin foul—220715415101—15311—————103
9„ ,, defective5812—1476102—33241————84
10,, ,, choked51218513102714—3812715————149
11Urinal in a foul condition——2—————1———1—————4
12Privy in a foul condition———————————————————
13Soil pipe defective5124432——39111————36
14,, unventilated381010933——1——23————52
15„ improperly ventilated111—21———11———————8
16Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath—1—11——1——————————4
17Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected, with drain—415511———3——3————23
18,, ,, ,, ,, defective210528581—41141————52
19,, ,, ,, „ foul14——723———112—————21
20Inlet of drain improperly trapped—121028—6——1—2—————32
21Drain defective1028311659281810310137148————285
24,, stopped7919111781863967714————141
23,, ventilating pipe defective337—56—2————3—————29
24Rain-water pipe in directcommunication with drain35266521——2—12————35
25,, ,, defective4910310283112545————67
26Unpaved condition of roadway———————————————————
27Undrained ,, ,,———————————————————
28Area or part unpaved——1—1—8———————————10
29,, undrained————————————21————3
30Yard or space unpaved——1——1—————11—————4
31,, ,, undrained————2——————1—1————4
32Defective condition of washhouse paving49917101511———612————75
33Dust-bin defective1015208661129251411063010————255
34„ in an improper position—————————————1————1
35Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health—24—331—11865—————34
36Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health567612184911432513812————179
37Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance danger our to health—451——92——1—3—————25
38Part of the house so overcrowded as to be danger our to health14184963213——9219—————117
39Space below floor in basement or ground floor, sufficiently ventilated4282—12——3———1————23
40lssuing of black smoke in such a quantity is to be anuisance—2———3———2——2—————9
41Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health2—1—2—————1—11————8
42Tent, 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———————————————————
43Other nuisances20208142912387—8—9243————192
Totals1902763602274502853912255578200171252132————3292