Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the District for the year 1894
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No. 1 District. East Ward and part of the North ward. C. COX. | No 2 District Centre Ward and part of the North Ward. F. H. LYON. | No. 3 District. The whole of the South and West Wards. J. TWAITS. | TOTALS. | |
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Houses inspected | 1863 | 1699 | 1905 | 5467 |
„ reinspected | 3065 | 2579 | 2883 | 8527 |
„ cleansed throughout | 89 | 99 | 69 | 257 |
„ partly cleansed | 0 | 23 | 64 | 87 |
Intimations served under sec. 3, P.H.A. | 1327 | 1104 | 1383 | 3814 |
Statutory notices served | 280 | 352 | 311 | 943 |
Notices re infectious diseases served | 287 | 293 | 250 | 830 |
Drains tested | 185 | 266 | 193 | 644 |
„ found defective | 77 | 98 | 96 | 271 |
„ reconstructed and ventilated | 97 | 104 | 96 | 297 |
„ cleansed and repaired | 45 | 52 | 68 | 165 |
„ trapped | 329 | 400 | 718 | 1447 |
„ provided to areas | 18 | 27 | 155 | 200 |
Surface drainage to yards | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Private urinals drained | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Sanitary closets provided in accordance with London County Council by-laws | 267 | 479 | 638 | 1384 |
W.C.'s removed from unsuitable positions reconstructed and ventilated | 12 | 2 | 22 | 36 |
W.C.'s ventilated, &c. | 6 | 8 | 75 | 89 |
Water supplies to closets reinstated | 51 | 40 | 104 | 195 |
Closets disconntd. from domestic cistern | 10 | 16 | 23 | 49 |
Yards paved | 172 | 426 | 389 | 987 |
Wash-houses paved | 4 | 31 | 59 | 94 |
Areas paved | 22 | 22 | 169 | 213 |
Forecourts paved | 0 | 13 | 81 | 94 |
Sanitary dust receptacles provided | 317 | 295 | 547 | 1159 |
Sink waste pipes disconnected from drain | 107 | 119 | 175 | 401 |
Rain water „ „ „ | 9 | 62 | 124 | 195 |
Danpness in walls remedied | 1 | 25 | 2 | 28 |
Houses ventilated under floors | 14 | 239 | 60 | 313 |
Cellar dwellings, occupation of discontd. | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Overcrowding in dwellings abated | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Removal of animals improperly kept | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Foul dust shoots abolished | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Domestic cisterns cleansed | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Foul butts and cisterns abolished | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Smoke nuisances abated | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Earth closet provided | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cesspools abolished | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Miscellaneous repairs | 14 | 66 | 105 | 185 |
Manure receptacles provided in accordance with L.C.C. by-laws | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
Workshops inspected and reinspected | 42 | 38 | 339 | 419 |
„ measured | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
„ ventilated | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
„ cleansed | 3 | 0 | 16 | 19 |
„ overcrowding, abated in | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
Additional W.C., accommodation provided for the use of female employees | 3 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
Urinals provided for use of workpeople | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Bakehouses inspected and reinspected | 37 | 42 | 67 | 146 |
„ cleansed | 13 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
„ ventilated | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |