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. | Relaid or Repaired. | Receptacles provided. | Receptacles repaired. | Water supply provided. | Generally repaired. | Cleansing and Limewhiting. | Ventilation. | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||
4432 | 3821 | 223 | 1208 | 482 | 1229 | 184 | 1372 | 84 | 909 | 526 | 131 | 32 | 434 | 43 | 7 | 31 | 324 | 1064 | 6 | ||
Tabular Summary of HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS for the Quarter ending 31st MARCH, 1859. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ely Place, Finch Street | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | Improvements, from paving, Sic., have taken place in the under-mentioned Courts, &c.: Boar's Head Yard, Keate Court, Cobb's Yard, Cox's Square, Bull Court, and Parliament Court. Thirty-three cases of Smoke Nuisance have been reported to the Committee during the past quarter: 23 on North District. 10 on South do. Seven cases of Nuisance from the keeping of Swine,on the north side of the District, have been removed. In three of these cases, it was necessary to take out summonses. |
Luntley Place, do | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | fi | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
Dowson Place, do | 11 | 19 | n | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
Little Halifax St., do | 15 | 15 | o | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
Cobb's Yard, Middlesex Street. | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
Parliament Court do. | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
Bull Court, do | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Little Keate Ct., Commercial St. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Commercial Court, do. | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Tenter St. North, Whitechapel | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Church Lane, continued . | 64 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
White Bear Court | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Little Alie Street, continued . | 28 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Swan Street | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Russell Court | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Christopher Court | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 280 | 247 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 80 | 0 | |
Gross Total | 4712 | 4068 | 223 | 1263 | 482 | 1248 | 184 | 1403 | 84 | 930 | 530 | 141 | 32 | 448 | 43 | 7 | 31 | 372 | 1144 | 6 |