Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1899
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28
No. of Workshops registered during the year 1899 74
,, „ inspected on notice by Factory Inspector 23
„ ., „ by instruction of Medical Officer
of Health 5
Result of Inspections—(a) Workshops overcrowded 2
(6) Improper W.C. accommodation 2
(c) No W.C. accommodation 1
(d) No separate W.C.
tion for the sexes 6
(e) Other nuisances 87
BYE-LAWS AS TO HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
The following is a list of the Houses registered under the above
Bye-Laws during the year, and of the work executed under notice
from the Sanitary Inspectors on the same premises.
Table of work executed under the Bye-laws as to Houses let in Lodgings
under the supervision of Sanitary Inspectors G. White (District 2) and
R. J. Sheppard (District 7) during the year 1899.
Work done.
District 2.
District 7.
Total.
Total number of houses registered ..
27
81
108
No. of houses cleansed
17
80
97
Damp walls properly damp coursed..
Foul pans reiroved or cleansed
5
15
24
15
29
Roofs repaired
7
39
46
Space below ground floor excavated
and ventilated
58
58
Sanitary dust-bins provided
4
36
40
Yard paving repaired and re-laid
6
45
51
Defective sink wastes repaired
3
35
38
Choked drains released..
1
18
19
Defective drains repaired or re-laid ..
1
56
57
Defective washhou.se paving repaired
Proper water supply to W.C.'s.
10
21
31
5
12
17
Defective cisterns renewed ..
2
19
21
„ rain water pipes repaired ..
2
17
19
Overcrowding abated by notice
15
15
„ ,, ,, arrangement
7
9
16
Gutters fixed to washhouse
7
7
New pans and traps fixed
44
44
Foul storage cisterns cleansed and
provided with covers
24
24
Water supply put on main
22
22