London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Nuisances. | Found. | Abated. |
|---|---|---|
| House, or part of house dirty | 84 | 84 |
| House, or part of house damp | 3 | 3 |
| House, or part of house dilapidated | 5 | 5 |
| W.C. so foul as to be a nuisance | 9 | 9 |
| W.C. without a water supply | 1 | 1 |
| W.C. with a deficient supply | 5 | 5 |
| W.C. defective as to be a nuisance | 3 | 3 |
| W.C. stopped | 3 | 3 |
| W.C. soil pipe defective | 1 | 1 |
| Yard paving defective | 11 | 11 |
| Yard dirty | 3 | 3 |
| Yard undrained | 2 | 2 |
| Gulley traps inside the house | 4 | 4 |
| Waste pipe and sink connected with drain | 2 | 2 |
| Water cistern so foul as to be a nuisance | 1 | 1 |
| Water cistern without a close fitting cover | 1 | 1 |
| Without proper dust bins | 12 | 12 |
| Dust bin defective | 1 | 1 |
| Drain defective | 1 | 1 |
| Drain choked or stopped | 4 | 4 |
| Rain-water pipe connected to drain | 1 | 1 |
| House without proper water supply | 4 | 4 |
| Rain-water pipe defective | 13 | 13 |
| Roof defective | 12 | 12 |
| Guttering defective | 15 | 15 |
| Paving of washhouse defective | 5 | 5 |
| Back addition walls defective | 2 | 2 |
| Want of proper manure receptacle | 1 | 1 |
| Animals improperly kept | 4 | 4 |
| Houses overcrowded | 11 | 11 |
| Space under ground floor unventilated | 7 | 7 |
| Space under ground floor insufficiently ventilated | 5 | 5 |