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 Willesden]
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Summary of Systematic Inspection, 1893
| LOCALITY. | Defective Water Supply. | Cisterns dirty and uncovered. | Drains choked. | Defective and foul w.c.'s | Dilapidated Guttering and Rain Pipes. | Damp Walls. | Defective Traps. | Waste pipes in Drains. | Animals kept a nuisance. | Offensive accumulations. | Defective joints to vent pipes. | Leaky Cisterns. | Dilapidated Ashpits. | Leaky Roofs. | Cellar Dwellings. | Dilapidated Yard Paving | Dirty Rooms. | Dirty Yards. | Overcrowding. | Total number of Houses. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Road | 8 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 116 |
| Greyhound Road | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 62 |
| Felixstowe Road | 13 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 51 |
| St. Anne's Terrace | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | 16 |
| Ravensworth Road | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 51 |
| Earlsmead Road | 15 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 44 |
| Denmark Road | 7 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 4 | .. | 108 | |
| Hiley Road | 9 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 53 |
| St. Margaret's Road | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 48 |
| Canterbury Road | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 3 | 152 |
| Carlton Vale | 7 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 112 |
| Granville Road | 14 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 4 | 90 |
| Salusbury Road | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 |
| College Road | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 52 |
| Hazel Road | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 54 |
| Disraeli Road | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 26 |
| Steele Road | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 35 |
| Albert Gardens | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 18 |
| Percy Road | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 58 |
| Gordon Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 11 |
| Canterbury Terrace | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 |
| Villiers Road | 15 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 132 |
| Malvern Road | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 102 |
| Malvern Terrace | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Connaught Terrace | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
| Victor Road | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 86 |
| Napier Road | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 45 |
| Avenue Close | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 |
| Alpha Place | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 14 |
| Ditto (North) | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 |
| Ditto (West) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 11 |
| Alpha Mews | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 15 |
| Purves Road (West) | 11 | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 105 |
| Malvern Mews | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30 |
| Cardigan Road | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Canterbury Terrace | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
| Rupert Road | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 |
| Victoria Place | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 25 |
| Kilburn Park Road | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 84 |
| Cambridge Road | 25 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | 2 | 120 |
| Pember Road | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 |
| Parkfield Road | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 38 |
| Oak Road | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
| Church Road | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 23 |