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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
Bethnal Green 1922
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1922
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TOTAL NUMBER OF SANITARY DEFECTS DISCOVERED DURING 1922.
| Month. | Dirty Premises. | Defective Drains. | Defective and Dirty W.C.'s. | Defective Water Supply. | Smoke Nuisances | Other Matters. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 301 | 57 | 126 | 83 | 3 | 1146 | 1716 |
| Feb. | 329 | 65 | 121 | 117 | – | 1289 | 1921 |
| Mar. | 346 | 90 | 128 | 121 | 2 | 1251 | 1938 |
| April | 313 | 57 | 118 | 89 | – | 1204 | 1781 |
| May | 330 | 69 | 123 | 104 | – | 1358 | 1984 |
| June | 308 | 59 | 137 | 83 | – | 1246 | 1833 |
| July | 307 | 66 | 133 | 91 | – | 1264 | 1861 |
| Aug. | 296 | 47 | 138 | 115 | – | 834 | 1430 |
| Sept. | 323 | 58 | 129 | 108 | – | 1289 | 1907 |
| Oct. | 247 | 68 | 134 | 59 | – | 832 | 1340 |
| Nov. | 313 | 66 | 130 | 113 | – | 1001 | 1623 |
| Dec. | 204 | 52 | 108 | 66 | 1 | 766 | 1197 |
| Totals | 3617 | 754 | 1525 | 1149 | 6 | 13480 | 20531 |
During the year 5,302 Preliminary Notices were
served requiring the remedying of a Nuisance. 4,532
Statutory Notices were served.
DISINFECTION SEEVICE.
During the year, 1,529 rooms and 24,188 articles
were disinfected for various reasons, liquid Formalin
in the form of a spray being used for the purpose of
disinfecting rooms.
The table appended gives full details of the
rooms, bedding and clothing disinfected.