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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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The following sanitary defects were discovered during 1928: —
| Dirty rooms | 8,719 |
| Defective drains | 999 |
| Defective w.c.'s | 2,725 |
| Defective water supply... | 886 |
| Defective paving | 847 |
| Defective gutters and rain-water pipes | 978 |
| Defective roofs | 2,160 |
| Dampness | 955 |
| Defective dustbins | 1,156 |
| Smoke nuisances | 4 |
| Other defects | 10,242 |
| Total | 29,671 |
The work of the outdoor staff is reflected in the
volume of clerical work associated with sanitary
administration.
During the year 6,268 Preliminary Notices were
served requiring the remedying of Nuisances. 4,622
Statutory Notices were served.
It is estimated that approximately 5,000 letters
on sanitary matters were typed, including 1,068 formal
letters giving notice of legal proceedings.
The legal proceedings which were necessary to
enforce the Notices served are reported on in the
appendix to this report.
At the beginning of the year there were 560
premises with nuisances outstanding. During the year,
nuisances at 7,204 premises were abated and 588
premises with nuisances outstanding were carried
forward to 1929.
TENEMENT HOUSES.
The number of houses on the register as being let
in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one