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St Pancras 1914

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

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Table: Table. No. Intimations as to Nuisances served by the Sanitary Inspectors during1914.

Table. No. Intimations as to Nuisances served by the Sanitary Inspectors during1914.

ASchedule of Nuisances.Districts and Inspectors.N. 1. G. R.N. 2 & 3. W. L. B.N. 4 A 5. b.h.t.&p.w.p.E. 1, 2 & 3. E. J. D.E. 6. EE."J.W. 1 & 2. H.G.W.&R.C.A.VV. 3 & 4. J. I. L.W. 5. G. W. A.S. 1 & 2. E. G. H.S. 3 & part S, 4 A. H. W.S 1. R. C. A.S. 5 & part S. 4 j. l,Factories & Work shops. H.G.W.Food Inspectors.Whole Borough Women.Totals.
hi. 4 & part of Wd.3. W.G.A.N. & E. H. R. C.W. & S. J. 0.
M. E. Bc. s.
1 Part of the house in a dirty condition75661666911084815738164428----698
2 ,, damp ,,161213766341311111010-6----200
3 Roof defective24283613247681210281725211--1-315
4 Guttering defective63233112143-3-4----45
5 Water fittings defective514295128, 54282648-----121
6 Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation3133167-22132-----34
7 „ ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health-1-51-1622-12-1---31
8 Water-closet basin foul3-135312888931984----103
9 ,, „ defective288381742214955---87
10 ,, ,, choked1151325781688107116----117
11 Urinal in a foul condition-----1-----2------3
12 Privy in a foul condition-----------------
13 Soil pipe defective13-17181-53210-1----52
]4 ,, unventilated6--1-42-12--------19
15 ,, improperly ventilated38-4-321----------21
16 Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath-----1------------1
17 Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected with drain3111-5111-14-2----21
18 ,, ,, ,, ,, defective12562815-122-21-3----63
19 ,, ,, ,, ,, foul3211-31114-3-1----21
20 Inlet of drain improperly trapped1311-52--1--21----17
21 Drain defective22322720116471317541618----247
22 ,, stopped771444237596-2-18----106
23 ,, ventilating pipe defective6142120337-1-12----51
24 Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain56-1272-12-1-2----29
25 ,, ,, defective3644213315--35315----76
26 Unpaved condition of roadway------------------2
27 Undrained ,, ,,-------------------
28 Area or part unpaved-------------1----12
29 ,, undrained-----------------2
30 Yard or space unpaved--1--1-311--------7
31 ,, ,, undrained----------------2
32 Defective condition of washhouse paving745-525916642-110--1-95
33 Dust-bin defective5162427345818311381210314----289
34 ,, in an improper position----------13-~----1
35 Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health-1-11212-51-1----17
36 Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health47777919344161419-21----168
37 Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangeious to health2221-1231-12-2----21
38 Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health-58139-254-12------58
39 Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated22421112i1----1----27
40 Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity is to be a nuisance-------------1-----
41 Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health1-----------------3
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 nuisances3518162584410271666249----226
Totals21725731622327562622133519619111922739171--2-3415