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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

Shoreditch 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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747 letters were sent to owners of property, builders and others concerned.
Some 28,983 visits of inspection were made by the sanitary inspectors during
the year.

Table: In the subjoined table is contained a summary giving an idea as to the nature of the work done for the abatement of nuisances and for improving the dwellings of the people in Shoreditch, which has been compiled from the abstracts of their work prepared by the sanitary inspectors: —

In the subjoined table is contained a summary giving an idea as to the nature of the work done for the abatement of nuisances and for improving the dwellings of the people in Shoreditch, which has been compiled from the abstracts of their work prepared by the sanitary inspectors: —

Insp. Lear.Insp. Firth.Insp. Jordan.Insp. Lang-stone.Insp. Pearson.Insp. StokesTotal.
New drains constructed11171318..50
Drains re-constructed or repaired10844538642243
Sink waste pipes trapped and disconnected1493535213189
Stack pipes re-instated6284297484..333
Eves gutters re-instated687520516912295
Stack pipes disconnected from drains1531385..80
Accumulations of sewage dealt with617222125596
Cesspools abolished151..2..9
New water closets constructed537211510..106
Old water closets re-constructed or repaired29726873952339
Water closets cleansed and white-washed302391547515018738
Water closet flushing apparatus repaired61441019411532447
Obstructions in water closets removed40423121227163
Overcrowding in houses abated1528102020295
Damp courses in houses provided2187..1..28
Walls pointed9375518..74
Roofs repaired95734410010515432
Stairs repaired33409892101
Floors repaired633732193010191
Ventilation under floors provided118273..31
Doors repaired23814145165
Door cills provided10212109153
Sashes repaired178114143..210
Houses cleansed throughout59391215172144
Houses cleansed in part1201871322216114717
Total number of rooms cleansed978636374641485563170
Yards or areas lime-washed32438119391194643
Yards paved4911654561205400
Areas and forecourts paved813..47..32
New areas constructed..1........1
Sculleries paved..21..77..35
Dust receptacles provided577650575115306
Dung receptacles provided22....1..5
Insanitary cisterns removed1......2..3

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In connection with the works enumerated above 12 old brick drains were
removed, and in 47 instances nuisances and annoyance through the presence
of rats on premises were dealt with. In most cases the rats came from