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Shoreditch 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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1896.1897.
Drains provided where there were none before in17082premises
Rats infesting, and sewer gas impregnating (cured) in238177n
Cesspools emptied and filled up in151399
Accumulations of sewage removed from141101tj
Stack pipes (having their heads dangerously close tobedroom windows) disconnected from drains in555426n
Stack pipes provided in648384>i
Eaves gutters provided in52487791
Waste Pipes of sinks within doors have been securely trapped, or otherwise disconnected from drains, and have now their ends in the open air, and immediately over the yard sink in815688I 1
Back fronts re-pointed in204100* 19
Damp courses inserted in walls in15689II
Door cills provided in970647II
Window cills provided in8532II
Roofs repaired in438236II
Stairs repaired in41513599
Doors repaired in252118>1
Sashes repaired in269116II
Sashes provided for ventilation in2710II
Floors repaired in601264II
Ventilation provided under ground floors in470391II
Walls and ceilings cleansed, whitened and repairedthroughout in376400II
Ditto ditto in part in3917351ยป
Total number of rooms in3,2393,031II
Water closets (foul and dilapidated) cleansed, repaired,and fitted to " Shoreditch Model " in878884/ II
Water restored or newly laid on to water closets in13674II
Obstructions in water closets removed in8475> I
Water closets in close, dark and otherwise injurioussituations removed into light and air in653711
Water closets' light and ventilation improved in259103II
New w.c.'s constructed136284
Water supplied direct from the main in lieu of cisterns in2372II
Leaking water pipes, causing dampness, repaired in9856II
Water restored in1568511
Yards and areas lime-washed in63139499
Dust bins provided in615465II
Yards paved imperviously with stone or cement concrete in882729II
Areas and forecourts ditto ditto in32426311
Sculleries ditto ditto in329270II
Areas constructed in7861II
Dung Bins provided in1719