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. 12.—Intimations
| Schedule of Nuisances. | Intimations. | Statutory Notices. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Part of the house in a dirty condition | 1204 | 336 |
| 2 ” ” damp ” | 245 | 76 |
| 3 Roof defective | 856 | 275 |
| 4 Guttering defective | 196 | 73 |
| 5 Water fittings defective | 191 | 51 |
| 6 Water-closet apartment with absence of external ventilation | 45 | 9 |
| 7 ”” so foul as to be a nuisance or dangerous to health | 14 | 1 |
| 8 Water-closet basin foul | 83 | 21 |
| ”” defective | 145 | 13 |
| 10 ”” choked | 104 | 16 |
| 11 Urinal in a foul condition | 3 | — |
| 12 Privy in a foul condition | — | — |
| 13 Soil pipe defective | 44 | 13 |
| 14 ” unventilated | 34 | 15 |
| 15 ” improperly ventilated | 19 | 8 |
| 16 Absence of waste pipe to sink, lavatory or bath | 1 | 1 |
| 17 Waste pipe of sink, lavatory, or bath connected with drain | 13 | 2 |
| 18 ” ” ” defective | 81 | 18 |
| 19 ””” foul | 31 | 6 |
| 20 Inlet of drain improperly trapped | 23 282 | 10 |
| 21 Drain defective ... | 104 | |
| 22 ” stopped | 135 | 17 |
| 23 ” ventilating pipe defective | 125 | 41 |
| 24 Rain-water pipe in direct communication with drain | 24 | 6 |
| 25 ”” defective | 145 | 39 |
| 26 Unpaved condition of roadway | 3 | — |
| 27 Undrained ”” | 1 | — |
| 28 Area or part unpaved | 1 | 1 |
| 29 ” undrained | 3 | — |
| 30 Yard or space unpaved | 1 | — |
| 31 ” undrained | 3 | 1 |
| 32 Defective condition of washhouse paving | 70 | 29 |
| 33 Dust-bin defective | 402 | 80 |
| 34 ”in an improper position | 5 | 1 |
| 35 Accumulation of stagnant water which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 15 | 1 |
| 36 Accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance dangerous to health | 100 | 15 |
| 37 Animals kept in such a manner as to be a nuisance dangerous to health | 25 | — |
| 38 Part of the house so overcrowded as to be dangerous to health | 24 | 4 |
| 39 Space below floor in basement or ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 41 | 10 |
| 40 Issuing of black smoke in such a quantity as 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 health | 8 | 1 |
| 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 | |
| 43 Other nuisances | 746 | 191 |
| Total | 5501 | 1518 |