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Shoreditch 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE IX.
Summary compiled from the Abstracts of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors by the Senior Inspector,
for the Year 1923.
| - | Insp. Wright. | Insp. Chapman. | Insp. Sickel-more. | Insp. Thomas. | Insp. Shaw. | Insp. Molloy. | Insp. Bishop. | Insp. Girling. | Insp. Stratton. | Insp. Grant. | Insp. Walker. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises cleansed throughout | 64 | 36 | 23 | 37 | 7 | 61 | 70 | 50 | 25 | 62 | 22 | 457 |
| partially | 263 | 305 | 133 | 254 | 149 | 192 | 299 | 306 | 206 | 214 | 251 | 2,572 |
| „ „ total rooms | 681 | 1178 | 588 | 649 | 427 | 757 | 862 | 732 | 920 | 813 | 807 | 8,414 |
| „ „ verminous rooms | 22 | 32 | 25 | 98 | 4 | 15 | 80 | 49 | 52 | 81 | 126 | 584 |
| Premises generally repaired—Walls, floors, sashes, &c. | 166 | 389 | 243 | 145 | 134 | 122 | 315 | 256 | 189 | 541 | 243 | 2,743 |
| Light and ventilation improved | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 16 |
| Roofs, guttering, rain water pipes improved or repaired | 144 | 254 | 353 | 208 | 141 | 133 | 333 | 194 | 308 | 272 | 226 | 2,566 |
| Overcrowding dealt with | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 48 |
| Water reinstated or improved | ... | 26 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 126 |
| Drains newly constructed | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| „ re-constructed | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 73 |
| „ improved or repaired | 29 | 31 | 71 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 38 | 343 |
| „ obstructions removed | 11 | 25 | 56 | 21 | 41 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 329 |
| Soil and vent pipes—Improved or repaired | 12 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | 6 | 46 |
| Water closets—newly constructed | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 40 | 8 | 99 |
| „ improved or repaired | 156 | 124 | 80 | 193 | 40 | 158 | 152 | 167 | 72 | 85 | 126 | 1,353 |
| „ obstructions removed | 16 | 34 | 30 | 38 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 259 |
| Sinks, etc., improved, cleansed or repaired | 45 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 227 |
| Sinks, etc., traps provided | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 27 |
| Outdoor premises— | ||||||||||||
| Floors or paving repaired | 25 | 39 | 39 | 65 | 32 | 43 | 56 | 23 | 52 | 56 | 71 | 501 |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 108 | 163 | 155 | 119 | 5 | ... | 175 | 5 | 76 | 162 | 222 | 1,190 8 |
| Improved or repaired | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Ash-pits—Dust-bins provided | 22 | 73 | 73 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 91 | 82 | 71 | 106 | 51 | 723 |
| „ Improved or repaired | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
| „ Abolished | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Accumulations removed | 17 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 172 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 18 |
| Animals removed | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 19 |