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 Limehouse]
This page requires JavaScript
Table VI.
INSPECTORS' REPORT OF THE SANITARY WORK, Completed in the Year, 1887.
Sanitary Work, &c. | Parishes. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Limehouse. | Ratcliff, Shadwell, and Wapping. | Total | |
No. of Houses, Premises, &c, inspected | 2541 | 1674 | 4215 |
No. of Re-inspections of Houses, Premises &c. | 750 | 520 | 1270 |
Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises | 2526 | 1191 | 3717 |
Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, White- washed, &c. | 181 | 77 | 258 |
Houses Disinfected after Illness of an Infectious character | 88 | 103 | 191 |
House Drains Repaired, Cleansed, and Trapped | 249 | 217 | 466 |
„ „ Ventilated | — | 5 | 5 |
Yards Paved and Defective Paving Repaired | 189 | 84 | 273 |
Privies ami Water Clostes repaired | 90 | 23 | 113 |
„ „ „ supplied with Water | 1388 | 585 | 1973 |
„ „ „ New provided | 10 | 5 | 15 |
Dust Bins- New provided | 143 | 20 | 163 |
„ Repaired and Covered | 193 | 46 | 239 |
Water Supply laid on | 39 | 8 | 47 |
Waste Pipes connected with Drains abolished | 19 | 13 | 32 |
Dust Removal—No. of communications received and attended to | 440 | 390 | 830 |
Removal of Accumulations and Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse | 17 | 3 | 20 |
Dead Bodies Removed to Mortuary | 2 | 4 | |
Canal Boats Inspected | 88 | - | 88 |
Floorings, Stairs, Window Sashes and Eaves Gutters provided | 40 | - | 40 |
Overcrowding abated | 5 | - | 5 |
Notices to Schools of Infectious Disease | 45 | 37 | 82 |
Factory Nuisances abated | 3 | - | 3 |
Bakehouses Regularly Inspected | 31 | 18 | 49 |
Licensed Cowsheds „ | 5 | 8 | 13 |
„ Slaughter Houses „ | 7 | - | 7 |