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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
City of London 1897
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1897
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HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION.
The progress made in the house-to-house
inspection throughout the City, as ordered by
the "Public Health (London) Act, 1891," will
be seen at a glance by reference to the map
shewn in Appendix.
The work in the three sanitary districts during
1897 is displayed in the following Tables:—
WEST DISTRICT.
House-to-House Inspections, 1897.
| Name of street. | No. of Houses. | Defects found. | Defects remedied. | New Drains constructed. | New Water Closets constructed. | Premises closed. | Skips provided. | Water disconnected from W.C. & Flushing Cisterns fixed. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Street | 14 | 50 | 50 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | |
| Pemberton Row | 7 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Johnston Court | 16 | 46 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Gough Square | 18 | 48 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Bolt Court | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Hind Court | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Red Lion Court | 20 | 64 | 64 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 15 | |
| Crane Court | 12 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| Fleet Street | 54 | 107 | 104 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 20 | |
| Wine Office Court | 16 | 38 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Racquet Court | 8 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Cock Lane | 3 | 10 | ||||||
Registration of Houses Let in Lodgings.
Premises visited and Registration Forms served 177
Premises visited re Smoke and Notices served 124