Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the North District, comprising the Parish of St. Mary Stratford-le-Bow
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Sanitary Department,
December 31st, 1898.
To the Medical Officer of Health, Bow District.
Sir,—
I beg to lay before you the Annual Summary of the Sanitary
work and improvements carried out in the Bow East Division during
the year ending December 31st, 1898.
Inspections have been made as follows:—
On notifications of infectious diseases | 124 |
On complaints of nuisances | 795 |
On house to house visitation | 639 |
Total | 1558 |
In 1136 instances varied Sanitary improvements were necessary, requiring the service of 916 intimations, 317 authorised statutory notices, and the issuing of 3 Police Court summonses, supplemented by 3935 re-inspections to secure proper compliance resulting in the following detailed works being executed:—
Walls and ceilings of Houses cleaned | throughout | 30 |
partially | 151 | |
Yards and areas paved | 11 | |
Yards and areas drained | 33 | |
Inlets to drains properly trapped | 12 | |
Defective drains repaired | 108 | |
Drains opened and cleansed | 230 | |
Sink waste pipes properly disconnected from drains | 9 | |
Rain water do. do. | 27 | |
Water laid on to soil pans of W.C.'s | 90 | |
New soil pans provided, where broken or unsuitable | 5 | |
Foul soil pans cleansed | 66 | |
Roof, guttering and rainwater pipes repaired | 120 | |
Roofs made watertight | 192 | |
Water supplies to houses reinstated | 45 |