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St Pancras 1915

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

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Table: Table No. 10. Intimations as to Nuisances served by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1915.

Table No. 10. Intimations as to Nuisances served by the Sanitary Inspectors during 1915.

ASchedule of Nuisances.Inspectors.Mr. Rackham.Mr. Brown,Mr- Pottier.Mr. Dillon.Mr. James.Mr. Akers.Mr. Lonnon.Mr. Adkins.Mr. Holmes.Mr. Walker.Mr. Landen.Mr. West.Mr. Auger.Mr. Child.Mies Bibby.Miss Smith.Totals.
lPart of the house in a dirty condition199056491257233532192723---424
2,, ,, damp21222014195311108——-——124
3Roof defective3175762311104925193944114-——471
4Guttering defective71165—1262144——-——57
5Water fittings defective56231—515133383-——94
6Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation1712——6111514—-——39
7, , ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health———————3—144—-——12
8Watcr-clo3et basin foul22533—22322449—-——97
9„ ,, defective57353102—181014—-——68
10,, ,, choked3613371431014614165-——114
11Urinal in a foul condition————1—————19—-——11
12Privy in a foul condition-----------------
13Soil pipe defective72—————1——9——-——19
14,, unventilated15--1------2----9
15,, improperly ventilated54----1---1-----11
16Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath1---1-------1---3
17Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected with drain1————2——2—23—-——10
18,, ,, ,, ,, defective643116351342—-——39
19,, ,, „ ,, foul353——111—52——-——21
20Inlet of drain improperly trapped4————21—1——1—-——9
21Drain defective12251515925810771661-——156
22,, stopped128548168162233———78
23,, ventilating pipe defective102—1—53—3——11-——26
24Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain32132—3—1————-——15
25,, ,, defective102052881443521-——68
26Unpaved condition of roadway—————————————-———
27Undrainod ,, ,,—1--------------2
28Area or part unpaved-----------------
29,, undrained—--------1------1
30Yard or space unpaved—1—3—1——111—--——8
31,, ,, undrained-----1----1-----2
32Defective condition of washhouse paving244——816632111-——47
33Dust-bin defective42624331212147111381-——138
31,, in an improper position—————1———————-——1
35Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health—11——13—168—---—21
36Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health65535106208162022-——108
37Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health221——3-1112—--——13
38Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health445——3-136—3—--——38
39Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated122———1—1————-——7
40Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance—----1----------1
41Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health----------------2
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 nuisances2212929537612104716—-——199
Totals2103612861697635113017414615524238426———2563