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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 11.—Intimations
| Schedule of Nuisances. | Intimations. | Statutory Notices. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Part of the house in a dirty condition | 932 | 273 |
| 2 „ „ damp „ | 196 | 66 |
| 3 Roof defective | 718 | 244 |
| 4 Guttering defective | 173 | 59 |
| 5 Water fittings defective | 157 | 42 |
| 6 Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 15 | 9 |
| 7 „ „ so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 11 | 2 |
| 8 Water-closet basin foul | 50 | 12 |
| 9 „ „ defective | 80 | 16 |
| 10 „ „ choked | 96 | 19 |
| 11 Urinal in a foul condition | 1 | — |
| 12 Privy in a foul condition | — | — |
| 13 Soil pipe defective | 19 | 3 |
| 14 „ unventilated | 18 | 8 |
| 15 „ improperly ventilated | 22 | 3 |
| 16 Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | 2 | — |
| 17 Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected with drain | 2 | 1 |
| 18 „ „ „ „ defective | 85 | 29 |
| 19 „ „ „ foul | 34 | 13 |
| 20 Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 12 | 4 |
| 21 Drain defective ... | 135 | 48 |
| 21 „ stopped | 120 | 14 |
| 23 „ ventilating pipe defective | 80 | 23 |
| 24 Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 14 | 6 |
| 25 „ „ defective | 142 | 52 |
| 26 Unpaved condition of roadway | 2 | 1 |
| 27 Undrained „ „ | 2 | 1 |
| 28 Area or part unpaved | — | — |
| 29 „ undrained | 1 | — |
| 30 Yard or space unpaved | 1 | 1 |
| 31 „ „ undrained | 1 | 1 |
| 33 Defective condition of wash house paving | 71 | 28 |
| 33 Dust-bin defective | 485 | 100 |
| 34 „ in an improper position | — | — |
| 35 Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 14 | 2 |
| 36 Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 135 | 36 |
| 37 Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 37 | 3 |
| 38 Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 40 | 24 |
| 39 Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 17 | 3 |
| 40 Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | 4 | — |
| 41 Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 6 | 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 nuisances | 672 | 187 |
| Total | 4592 | 1336 |
Table No. 12.
| Registered Tenement Houses—Breaches of By-Laws. | Intimations. | Statutory Notices. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Overcrowding | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Inadequate water supply | — | — |
| 3 Contaminated water supply | — | — |
| 4 Foul closet, basin or trap | 12 | 8 |
| 5 Want of means of ventilation | — | — |
| 6 Want of annual cleansing | 1 | — |
| 7 Want of cleansing of the part or parts of premises used in common | 242 | 99 |
| 8 „ „ „ in sole use | 369 | 122 |
| 9 Want of cleansing of the room or part of the dwelling | — | — |
| 10 Animals improperly kept | 1 | 1 |
| 11 Other breaches | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 632 | 233 |