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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| The house or part in a dirty condition | 76 | 70 | 3 | 3 |
| ,, damp „ | 18 | 17 | 1 | — |
| „ dilapidated,, | 45 | 42 | 1 | 2 |
| „ verminous „ | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| The inlet to the surface drain improperly trapped | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| The w.c. so foul as to be a nuisance | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| „ without a water supply | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| „ with a deficient supply of water | 8 | 7 | __ | 1 |
| ,, improperly constructed | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| „ so defective as to be a nuisance | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| „ choked | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| The yard paving defective | 10 | 8 | — | 2 |
| The gulley trap improperly placed within the house | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| The sink waste defective | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| No dustbin or dilapidated dustbin | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| The drain defective | 6 | 6 | — | - |
| The drain choked | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| The rainwater pipe defective | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
| The roof defective | 28 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| The gutter defective | 12 | 11 | 1 | — |
| The washhouse paving defective | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| The house or part overcrowded | 1 | 1 | — | - |
| Insufficient ventilation beneath the ground floor | 2 | 2 | - | — |
| Defective sinks | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| The scullery roof or w.c. roof defective | 12 | 11 | 1 | — |
| Manhole covers unsealed | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Smoke nuisances | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Burst water pipes | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Yards dirty | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Ventilation shaft defective | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Dangerous structures | 8 | 8 | — | — |