Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Name of Street or Place. | No. of Houses in Place or Street. | No. of Houses Inspected. | Drains. | Cesspools. | Water Closets. | Dust Bins. | Pavement. | General Water Supply. | General Improvement | Remarks. | |||||||||||
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Number constructed. | Improvement or Repair. | Traps fixed. | Abolished. | Cleansed and Disinfected. | Pans and Traps furnished. | New ones constructed. | Water supply provided. | Constructed. | Repaired. | Constructed. | Keiaid or Repaired. | Receptacles provided. | Receptacles repaired. | Water supply provided. | Generally repaired. | Cleansing and Limewhiting. | Ventilation. | ||||
I | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||
4006 | 3459 | 207 | 1080 | 338 | 1105 | 167 | 1240 | 84 | 832 | 435 | 115 | 16 | 362 | 38 | 7 | 31 | 313 | 922 | 5 | ||
Tabular Summary of House Improvements for the Quarter ending 31st December, 1858. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Great Garden-street | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The totals in this Table do not correspond with the totals in Table 2. The improvements recorded in this table halftaen effected since the adoption of the system of house-to-house visitation. Table No. 2, shows the total improvements effected eince Jan. 1856. |
High-street, M.E.N.T | 63 | 63 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1 | |
Masan's-court | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Jon-street | 42 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Little John-street | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Heneage-street | 43 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Adelaide-place | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Church-st, M.E.N.T. continued | 88 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Wells-place and Yard | 34 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Colchester-street | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Gower's-place | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Buckle-street | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Plough-street | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Gower's-row | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bracey's-buildings | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kittleby-court | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 426 | 362 | 16 | 128 | 144 | 124 | 17 | 132 | 0 | 77 | 91 | 16 | 16 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 142 | 1 | |
Gross Total | 4432 | 3821 | 223 | 1208 | 482 | 1229 | 184 | 1372 | 84 | 909 | 526 | 131 | 32 | 434 | 43 | 7 | 31 | 324 | 1064 | 6 | |
Much of the above work is now in hand, but it has been delayed in consequence of the Winter Season. |