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Shoreditch 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: In the following table are set forth the numbers of children belonging to Shore-ditch who were suffering from infectious diseases or were residing in houses in which infectious diseases existed, concerning whom intimations of exclusion from school were received from the head teachers of the schools they attended in accordance with the requirements of the school management code of the London County Council:—

In the following table are set forth the numbers of children belonging to Shore-ditch who were suffering from infectious diseases or were residing in houses in which infectious diseases existed, concerning whom intimations of exclusion from school were received from the head teachers of the schools they attended in accordance with the requirements of the school management code of the London County Council:—

Insp. Firth.Insp. Jordan.Insp. Lang-stone.Insp. Pearson.Insp. Stokes.Insp. Wright.Total.
New drains constructed43147319104
Drains re-constructed or repaired7119483314429344
Sink waste pipes trapped and disconnected574714207022230
Stack pipes re-instated8418448710699438
Eaves gutters re-instated9616347411255387
Stack pipes disconnected from drains3122981711242
Accumulations of sewage dealt with3372626773172
Cesspools abolished2....3....5
New water closets constructed438843201375
Old water closets re-constructed or repaired7674535212639420
Water closets cleansed and white-washed2619337171240170838
Water closet flushing apparatus repaired3993747724106413
Obstructions in water closets removed254915378840254
Overcrowding in houses abated3213395122148
Damp courses in houses provided10..212..125
Walls pointed3462151040107
Roofs repaired692783109103111502
Stairs repaired40116225167197
Floors repaired193122496791279
Ventilation under floors provided3..6175..31
Doors repaired1720141155104221
Door cills provided216..135..45
Sashes repaired10315124998187
Houses cleansed throughout229715466470314
Houses cleansed in part165531692223414657
Total number of rooms cleansed4287195657206209524004
Yards or areas lime-washed151114195107196565
Yards paved932621758941345
Areas and forecourts paved444..11124
New areas constructed......110..11
Sculleries paved61194..21
Dust receptacles provided833566803658358
Dung receptacles provided21131210
Insanitary cisterns removed3......2..5

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In addition to the above 4 old brick drains were abolished, and in 93 instances
nuisances and annoyance due to rats on premises were dealt with. In 146 instances
water supplies were restored to premises, and in 141 leaky water pipes were repaired.
In 6 instances urinals were constructed or reconstructed, and in 33 instances they
were cleansed and repaired. Foul accumulations causing or likely to cause nuisances
were dealt with on 63 premises. Nuisances in connection with the stabling of
animals were dealt with in 23 cases, and in 4, stables were paved or repaved under
the supervision of the sanitary officers.
The foregoing summary includes the work carried out under the Factory and
Workshops' Act, 1901, and also that done in connection with drains and sanitary
arrangements of new buildings.