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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
Bethnal Green 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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TABLE VI.
| Disteicts. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||
| No. of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected and particulars | 806 | 843 | 1649 |
| 1932 | 1722 | 3654 | |
| RESULTS OF INSPECTION— | |||
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and | 979 | 966 | 1945 |
| Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and | 273 | 128 | 401 |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 50 | 73 | 123 |
| HOUSE DRAINS— | |||
| 296 | 244 | 540 | |
| Trapped or Ventilated | 211 | 148 | 359 |
| Stack Pipes and "Waste Pipes disconnected | 163 | 118 | 281 |
| PRIVIES AND WATER CLOSETS— | |||
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c | 252 | 226 | 478 |
| Supplied with Water and Water Supply Apparatus | 264 | 127 | 391 |
| New Provided | 3 | 3 | |
| Cesspools discovered and abolished | 8 | • • | 8 |
| WATER SUPPLY— | |||
| Houses provided with Water Supply | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| House Supply disconnected from Closet Cistern | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| MISCELLANEOUS- | |||
| NO. of Dust Complaints received and attended to | 1082 | 761 | 1843 |
| Removal of Accumulation of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse | 45 | 52 | 97 |
| Removal of Animals improperly kept | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| Bakehouses, Regularly Inspected | 57 | 69 | 126 |
| Fish Curing Premises, Regularly Inspected | 16 | 35 | 51 |
| Licensed Cowhouses, Regularly Inspected | 23 | 16 | 39 |
| Licensed Slaughterhouses, Regularly Inspected | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Courts and Alleys, Periodically Inspected | 41 | 41 | 82 |
| Legal Proceedings | 49 | 52 | 101 |
| Small Pox Cases | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Fever | 56 | 66 | 122 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Diarrhœa | 23 49 | 46 44 | 69 93 |
| Number of Food Samples obtained and Submitted to Public Analyst | |||