[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Analysis of Work done by District Inspectors, 1934. EASTERN WESTERN CITY DIVISION. DIVISION. TOTALS. HOUSE INSPECTION. 1. ^ Houses and premises ^Infectious disease 2,523 ^.225 2. /completely examined-l Alleged nuisances 29 566 3.) on account of VHouse-to-house work.. 8 67 75 4.'j Houses and premises f Occupants 1.556 1,548 3,104 5. V examined only Alleged nuisances 3,962 6,386 10,348 6 . J as to \ Drainage 1,083 290 1,373 7. Number of houses wholly or partly examined 9,l6l 12,082 21,243 8. Total number of above houses where sanitary defects or nuisances were found .. 4.436 7,919 12,355 NUISANCES FOUND DURING ABOVE EXAM- INATIONS AND DAILY INSPECTIONS. 9. Houses dirty 143 43 186 10. Overcrowded houses 445 711 1,156 11. Defective roofs, fallpipes and spouting, &c... 1,718 2,822 4,540 12. Defective drains 383 384 767 13. Houses without proper drains 29 35 64 14. ,, without proper water supply 3 3 6 15. Privies 7 14 21 16. Additional closets required 1 10 II 17. Pail closets 3 1 4 18. Defective or unsuitable trough or water closets 740 1,394 2,134 ; 19. Ashpits / (a) Sunken .. 123 32 155 ! ! 1(ft) Other than sunken 92 189 281 20. Houses with unsuitable or insufficient ashes j accommodation 2,449 3,607 6,056 21. Dirty closets 74 63 137 22. Defective or dirty yard surfaces 168 112 280 23. Stopped drains .. 694 751 1,445 24. Other nuisances 2,156 2,651 4,807 25. Other housing defects .. 476 1,029 1,505 26. Number of houses affected by above nuisances 9,452 12,789 22,241 27. Offensive accumulations and other outside j nuisances including manure pits and cess- pools .. 223 156 379 28. Pollutions of river or streams 2 2 4 29. Animals (pigs, poultry, etc.) improperly kept 17 14 31 30. Offensive urinals 7 17 24 31. Total nuisances and housing defects found .. 9,953 14,040 23.993 32. Complaints unfounded .. 855 346 1,201 i 33.^ Additional (Infectious disease 571 678 1,249 34. (visits paidj Non-abated Nuisances .. 9,020 17,356 26,376 35. j to houses j Inspection of work in progress .. 1,753 1,313 3,066 36. J for ‘ Other causes 4.103 1,777 5,880 37. Visits on account of special enquiries 1,344 1,788 3.132 38. Visits to offensive trades 1,156 1,615 •2,771 39. Visits to bakehouses 1,637 1,694 3,331 40. Visits to rat-infested premises 354 221 575 41. Appointments 427 594 1,021 DRAIN TESTING. 42.'! Number f House-to-house inspection 234 28 262 43. of tests Nuisance complaints 200 430 630 \ 44. > applied to 4 Requests .. 222 65 287 45. drains on | Infectious disease 2,351 3,041 5,392 46. J account of ^Work in progress 322 247 569 •In addition to the above, 117 visits were paid by the Workshops Inspectors to Offensive Trades.