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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
Hackney 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| No dust bin or dilapidated dust bin | 38 | _ | 30 | 8 |
| Drain choked | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Rain water pipe connected direct to the drain | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| Rain water pipe defective | 13 | 4 | 9 | — |
| Roof defective | 44 | 13 | 30 | 1 |
| Guttering defective | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Area improperly paved | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Wash-house paving defective | 9 | 1 | 8 | — |
| Animals improperly kept | 4 | — | 4 | — |
| House or part overcrowded | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| No ventilation or insufficien: ventilation beneath the ground floor | 56 | 8 | 45 | 3 |
| Forecourt unpaved | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| No draw tap on the main | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Smoke nuisance from defec | ||||
| tive copper | 2 | — | 2 | — • |
| Ventilation shaft not a safe | ; | |||
| outlet for foul air | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Defective sink in wash-house | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Defective drains | 46 | 9 | 36 | 1 |
Details of house to house inspection made in the Homerton District during the year 1906, by Inspector Jas. W. Hall:—
| Houses inspected | 327 | |||
| Re-inspections made | 2.600 | |||
| Intimation notices served | 380 | |||
| Statutory notices served | 52 | |||
| House or part in a dirty condition | 238 | 167 | 36 | 35 |
| House or part in a damp condition | 83 | 57 | 15 | 11 D 2 |