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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
Limehouse 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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INSPECTORS' REPORT OF THE SANITARY WORK, &c., Completed in the year ending December 31st., 1881.
| Sanitary Work. | Districts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Limehouse. | Ratcliff, Shadwell, and Wapping. | Total. | |
| No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected | 820 | 850 | 1670 |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments | 550 | 786 | 1336 |
| Houses and Premises Cleaned, Repaired, and Whitewashed | 221 | 25 | 246 |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 95 | 62 | 157 |
| House Drains Repaired and Cleansed | 120 | 75 | 195 |
| „ „ Trapped or Ventilated | 137 | 18 | 155 |
| „ Yards Paved and Repaved | 53 | 41 | 94 |
| Privies and Water Closets Repaired and Cleansed | 110 | 50 | 160 |
| „ „ Supplied with Water | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| „ ,, New provided | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dust Bins—New provided | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| ,, Repaired and Covered | 20 | 7 | 27 |
| Water Supply—New Cisterns Erected | 42 | 1 | 43 |
| Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| No. of Dust Complaints Received and Attended to | 673 | 710 | 1380 |
| Removals of Offensive Accumulations | 28 | 5 | 33 |
| Removals of Animals | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Legal Proceedings | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Overcrowding abated | 5 | — | 5 |
| Dead Bodies Removed to Mortuary | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cow Houses Regularly Inspected | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Slaughter Houses Regularly Inspected | 9 | 3 | 12 |