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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
Bethnal Green 1893
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1893
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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.
TABLE VI. Inspectors Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending December 31st, 1893.
| Districts. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 North | 2 South | 3 East | ||
| Number of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected | 1824 | 1406 | 1729 | 4959 |
| Number of Re-inspections | 3388 | 4036 | 3718 | 11,142 |
| Results of Inspection— | ||||
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises | 1715 | 1552 | 1618 | 4885 |
| Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired and Whitewashed | 450 | 680 | 319 | 1449 |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 671 | 493 | 624 | 1788 |
| House Drains— | ||||
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 77 | 43 | 86 | 206 |
| New Provided | 71 | 9 | 24 | 104 |
| Trapped or Ventilated | 106 | 121 | 134 | 361 |
| Stack Pipes and Waste Pipes Disconnected | 79 | 74 | 152 | 305 |
| Privies and Water Closets— | ||||
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 422 | 383 | 213 | 1018 |
| Supplied with Water and Water Supply Apparatus | 111 | 88 | 61 | 260 |
| Ventilated | 12 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| New Provided | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| Water Supply— | ||||
| Houses Provided with Water Supply | 35 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| Houses Supply Disconnected from Closet Cistern | 22 | 4 | 29 | 55 |
| Miscellaneous— | ||||
| Paving of Yards Repaired | 256 | 341 | 219 | 816 |
| Stables Paved and Drained | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| Removal of Accumulation of Dung, Stagnant | ||||
| Water, Animal and other Refuse | 37 | 25 | 5 | 67 |
| Number of Dust Complaints received and attended to | 62 | 22 | 24 | 108 |
| Offensive Effluvia Abated | 12 | 22 | 34 | 68 |
| Removal of Animals improperly kept | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| Overcrowding Abated | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| Illegal Occupation of Cellars discontinued | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bakehouses Regularly Inspected | 52 | 33 | 39 | 124 |
| Fish-Curing Premises „ „ | 19 | 38 | 16 | 73 |
| Licensed Cowhouses „ „ | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| Licensed Slaughterhouses | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| Courts and Alleys Periodically Inspected | 41 | 23 | 18 | 82 |
| Legal Proceedings under the Food and Drugs Act | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Small Pox Cases Visited and Disinfected | 37 | 15 | 27 | 79 |
| Fever Cases „ „ | 646 | 457 | 523 | 1626 |
| Diphtheria Cases „ „ | 256 | 217 | 273 | 740 |
| No. of Food Samples obtained and submitted to the Public Analyst | 20 | 17 | 24 | 61 |