London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Schedule of Nuisances. | Intimations. | Statutory Notices. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Part of the house in a dirty condition | 1048 | 451 |
| 2 „ damp „ | 291 | 134 |
| 3 Roof defective | 848 | 348 |
| 4 Guttering defective | 144 | 64 |
| 5 Water fittings defective | 300 | 104 |
| 6 Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 41 | 10 |
| ,, ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 30 | 11 |
| 8 Water-closet basin foul | 87 | 33 |
| „ ,, defective | 106 | 29 |
| 10 ,, ,, choked | 115 | 17 |
| 11 Urinal in a foul condition | 2 | 1 |
| 14 Privy in a foul condition | — | — |
| 13 Soil pipe defective | 25 | 12 |
| 14 ,, unventilated | 15 | 8 |
| 15 ,, improperly ventilated | 3 | 2 |
| 16 Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | 4 | — |
| 17 Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected with drain | 10 | 3 |
| 18 ,, ,, ,, defective | 120 | 52 |
| 19 „ ,, „ ,, foul | 20 | 4 |
| 20 lnlet of drain improperly trapped | 10 | 5 |
| 21 Drain defective | 151 | 63 |
| 24 ,, stopped | 164 | 20 |
| 23 ,, ventilating pipe defective | 85 | 29 |
| 24 Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 19 | 9 |
| 25 ,, ,, defective | 197 | 82 |
| 26 Unpaved condition of roadway | 2 | — |
| 27 Undrained ,, ,, | 1 | — |
| 28 Area or part unpaved | 2 | — |
| 29 ,, undrained | — | — |
| 30 Yard or space unpaved | 5 | 3 |
| 31 ,, ,, undrained | 1 | 1 |
| 34 Detective condition of washhouse paving | 97 | 43 |
| 33 Dust-bin defective | 451 | 174 |
| 34 ,, in an improper position | 7 | — |
| 35 Accumulation of stagnant water which is a uuisance dangerous to health | 20 | 3 |
| 36 Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 132 | 29 |
| 37 Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 46 | 16 |
| 38 Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 32 | 16 |
| 39 Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 16 | 6 |
| 40 Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | 2 | — |
| 41 Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building | ||
| to be a nuisance dangerous to health | — | |
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 Other nuisances | 546 | 197 |
| Total | 5201 | 1975 |
| Registered Tenement Houses—Breaches of By-Laws. | Intimations. | Statuterv Notices. |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | ||
| 2 Inadequate water supply | 2 | — |
| 3 Contaminated water supply | 1 | _ |
| 4 Foul closet, basin or trap | 16 | 1 |
| 5 Want of moans of ventilation | 4 | 4 |
| 6 Want of annual cleansing | — | |
| 7 Want of cleansing of the part or parts of premises used in common | 560 | 193 |
| 8 ,, ,, ,, in sole use ... | 654 | 210 |
| 9 Want of cleansing of the room or part of the dwelling | 13 | — |
| 10 Animals improperly kept | 2 | — |
| 11 Other breaches | 31 | 3 |
| Total | 1297 | 411 |