Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 | 1174 | 356 |
2 | „ „ damp „ | 278 | 109 |
3 | Roof defective | 926 | 327 |
4 | Guttering defective | 202 | 77 |
5 | Water fittings defective | 189 | 51 |
6 | Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 24 | 7 |
7 | ,, ,, so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 29 | 7 |
8 | Water-closet basin foul | 68 | 15 |
9 | ,, ,, defective | 108 | 34 |
10 | ,, ,, choked | 121 | 20 |
11 | Urinal in a foul condition | 1 | — |
12 | Privy in a foul condition | — | — |
13 | Soil pipe defective | 43 | 9 |
14 | ,, unventilated | 25 | 8 |
15 | ,, improperly ventilated | 10 | 4 |
16 | Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | 2 | 1 |
17 | Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected with drain | 11 | 4 |
18 | ,, ,, ,, ,, defective | 105 | 34 |
19 | „ ,, ,, ,, foul | 55 | 9 |
'JO | Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 9 | 4 |
21 | Drain defective | 194 | 62 |
21 | ,, stopped | 139 | 16 |
23 | ,, ventilating pipe defective | 93 | 38 |
21 | Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 14 | 5 |
25 | ,, ,, defective | 189 | 58 |
26 | Unpaved condition of roadway | — | — |
27 | Undrained ,, ,, | — | — |
28 | Area or part unpaved | 3 | 2 |
29 | ,, undrained | 1 | 1 |
30 | Yard or space unpaved | 1 | 1 |
31 | ,, ,, undrained | 3 | — |
32 | Defective condition of washhouse paving | 110 | 33 |
33 | Dust-bin defective | 370 | 104 |
34 | „ in an improper position | 2 | 1 |
35 | Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 28 | 4 |
36 | Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 129 | 31 |
37 | Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 33 | — |
38 | Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 25 | 5 |
39 | Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 45 | 24 |
40 | Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as to be a nuisance | 11 | 2 |
41 | Discharging smoke in such a manner as to cause part of a building to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 13 | 2 |
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 | 849 | 263 |
Total | 5632 | 1728 |
Table No. 12.
Registered Tenement Houses—Breaches of By-Laws. | Intimations. | Statutory Notices. |
---|---|---|
1 Overcrowding | 2 | - |
2 Inadequate water supply | — | — |
3 Contaminated water supply | — | — |
4 Foul closet, basin or trap | 13 | 6 |
5 Want of means of ventilation | — | — |
6 Want of annual cleansing | — | — |
7 Want of cleansing of the part or parts of premises used in common | 294 | 120 |
8 ,, ,, ,, in sole use | 3.0 | 114 |
9 Want of cleansing of the room or part of the dwelling | 2 | — |
10 Animals improperly kept | — | — |
11 Other breaches | 8 | 2 |
Total | 639 | 242 |