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 West Ham]
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Brought forward | 553 |
Defective flush tanks | 10 |
„ yard paving | 11 |
„ coppers | |
„ water fittings | 14 |
Unventilated rooms | 3 |
Dirty yards | 20 |
„ floors | 25 |
Blocked drains | 6 |
Overcrowded premises | 4 |
Dirty premises | 16 |
No dust receptacles | 11 |
Cisterns dirty and uncovered | 20 |
Blocked drains | 6 |
706 |
Dirty walls and ceilings | 29 |
„ floors | 10 |
„ premises | 7 |
Defective roofs | 8 |
„ drains | 4 |
„ water closet | 1 |
Cisterns dirty and uncovered | 4 |
No external ventilation to water closets | 2 |
No dust receptacles | 4 |
No water supply | 1 |
Stack pipes connected to drains | 2 |
Yard unpaved | 1 |
Blocked drain | 1 |
No separate accommodation for sexes | 1 |
Total | 75 |