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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
Shoreditch 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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by the sanitary inspectors, of the work carried out for the abatement of insanitary conditions during the year 1897:—
TABLE XXVI.
| Chief Inspt'r. | Insp. Lear. | Insp. Quelch. | Insp. Firth. | Insps. Brown and Lindon | Insp. Jordan | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New drains constructed | 19 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 82 |
| Drains re-constructed or repaired | 93 | 97 | 115 | 158 | 84 | 83 | 630 |
| Sink waste pipes trapped and disconnected | 39 | 80 | 184 | 179 | 63 | 143 | 688 |
| Stack pipes provided or repaired | 11 | 102 | 85 | 134 | 31 | 21 | 384 |
| Eaves, gutters re-instated | 13 | 99 | 71 | 148 | 35 | 11 | 377 |
| Stack pipes disconnected from drains | 18 | 52 | 101 | 113 | 18 | 124 | 426 |
| Accumulation of sewage dealt with | 17 | 25 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 101 |
| Cesspools abolished | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | 13 |
| New water closets constructed | 105 | 42 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 96 | 284 |
| Old water closets re-constructed or repaired | 120 | 105 | 244 | 170 | 132 | 113 | 884 |
| Water closets cleaned and white-washed | 15 | 188 | 152 | 12 | 37 | 107 | 511 |
| Water restored or newly laid on to water closets | 1 | 39 | 32 | 20 | 49 | 18 | 159 |
| Obstructions in water closets removed | — | 25 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 75 |
| Overcrowding in houses abated | — | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 29 |
| Damp courses in houses provided | — | 5 | 28 | 51 | 5 | — | 89 |
| Walls pointed | 54 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 100 |
| Roofs repaired | 56 | 24 | 65 | 48 | 21 | 22 | 236 |
| Stairs repaired | 68 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 135 |
| Floors repaired | 73 | 15 | 57 | 104 | 9 | 6 | 264 |
| Ventilation under floors | 9 | 78 | 76 | 162 | 45 | 21 | 391 |
| Doors repaired | 68 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 113 |
| Door cills provided | 107 | 99 | 119 | 129 | 123 | 70 | 647 |
| Sashes | 65 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 19 | — | 116 |
| Walls and ceilings cleansed throughout | 172 | 20 | 38 | 97 | 10 | 63 | 400 |
| Walls and ceilings partly cleansed | 58 | 168 | 162 | 113 | 80 | 154 | 735 |
| Total number of rooms cleansed | 928 | 399 | 573 | 571 | 235 | 325 | 3031 |
| Yard or areas lime-washed | 42 | 218 | 77 | 3 | 10 | 129 | 479 |
| Yards paved | 83 | 141 | 175 | 187 | 75 | 68 | 729 |
| Areas and forecourts paved | 25 | 67 | 64 | 77 | 11 | 19 | 263 |
| New areas constructed | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 61 |
| Sculleries paved | 31 | 23 | 85 | 98 | 11 | 22 | 270 |
| Dustbins provided | 66 | 102 | 109 | 81 | 67 | 50 | 465 |
| Dungbins provided | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Insanitary cisterns removed | — | 36 | 6 | — | 3 | 27 | 72 |
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