[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch] page 36

Shoreditch 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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SANITARY WORK.

Table: were written.Inthe subjoined table is a summary which indicates cue characterofthe various works carried out for the abatement of nuisances, and has been compiled from the abstracts prepared by the inpectors:—

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were written.Inthe subjoined table is a summary which indicates cue characterofthe various works carried out for the abatement of nuisances, and has been compiled from the abstracts prepared by the inpectors:—

	Chief Insp.	Insp. Lear.	Insp. Quelch.	Insp. Firth.	Insp. Jordan.	Insp. Lindon	Total
New drains constructed	11	4	15	7	11	3	51
Drains re-constructed or repaired	70	71	39	137	44	124	485
Sink waste pipes trapped and disconnected	9	97	41	148	67	100	462
Stack pipes re-instated	32	110	38	107	16	109	412
Eaves gutters re-instated	38	100	37	127	5	100	407
Stack pipes disconnected from drains	8	66	18	103	62	23	280
Accumulation of sewage dealt with	4	10	9	17	36	27	103
Cesspools abolished	–	2	1	10	–	–	21
New water closets constructed	62	62	10	16	71	10	231
Old water closets re-constructed or repaired	47	82	98	149	77	152	605
Water closets cleansed and white-washed	14	278	100	72	176	131	771
Water restored or newly laid on to water closets	9	41	11	90	18	34	203
Obstructions in water closets removed	26	57	4	31	4	20	142
Overcrowding in houses abated	4	9	4	32	5	11	65
Damp courses in houses provided	29	15	12	36	–	5	97
Walls pointed	35	41	26	92	–	43	237
Roofs repaired	34	98	65	90	18	98	403
Stairs repaired	61	28	49	93	3	98	332
Floors repaired	73	54	59	105	2	104	397
Ventilation under floors provided	8	47	61	126	–	95	353
Doors repaired	61	24	42	51	4	96	278
Door Sills provided	195	117	101	197	33	109	752
Sashes repaired	61	112	37	48	–	95	353
Houses cleansed throughout	110	37	6	78	59	92	382
Houses cleansed in part	55	216	–	239	8	124	642
Total number of rooms cleansed	491	712	394	84	417	835	3694
Yards or areas lime-washed	45	354	101	9	112	142	763
Yards paved	78	111	65	182	40	162	638
Areas or forecourts paved	5	52	30	91	3	39	220
New areas constructed	–	4	5	14	–	–	23
Sculleries paved	4	38	34	70	22	48	216
Dust receptacles provided	46	107	44	65	24	99	385
Dung receptacles provided	1	7	–	6	–	–	14
Insanitary cisterns removed	–	3	1	4	–	3	11

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In addition to the above, old brick drains were abolished on 29 premises, and on
13 cesspools were found, emptied, and filled in. Cesspools in these days are only
occasionally met with. In the early years of the existence of the late Vestry it appears

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Table: were written.Inthe subjoined table is a summary which indicates cue characterofthe various works carried out for the abatement of nuisances, and has been compiled from the abstracts prepared by the inpectors:—

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