Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch for the year 1893 page 27

Shoreditch 1893

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch for the year 1893

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Table: SANITARY WORK.The following list summarises the work which has been done under the supervision of the Department during the year:—

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SANITARY WORK.

The following list summarises the work which has been done under the supervision of the Department during the year:—

		Total Premises.				Total.	As compared with lastyear 1892.
		Chief Inspt'r.	Inspt'r. Lear.	Inspt'r. Stiles.	Inspt'r. Quelch.	Total.	As compared with lastyear 1892.
Glazed pipe drains provided in lieu of dilapidated brick drains	in	4	26	9	32	71	163
Defectively constructed pipe drains repaired or relaid	in	237	192	245	70	744	882
Drains provided where there were none before	in	4	58	18	68	148	122
Eats infesting, and sewer gas impregnating (cured)	in	78	3	81	58	220	301
Cesspools emptied and filled up	in	22	2	3	5	32	34
Accumulation of sewage removed	in	7	2	42	81	132	148
Stack pipes (having their heads dangerously close to bed room windows, permitting sewer gas to pass into the dwellings) disconnected from drains	in	47	175	95	212	529	775
Stack pipes provided	in	249	196	226	82	753	774
Eaves, gutters provided	in	249	141	199	41	630	614
Waste pipes of sinks within doors (untrapped and permitting sewer gas to impregnate the dwellings) have been securely trapped, or otherwise disconnected from drains, and have now their ends in the open-air, and immediately over the yard sinks	in	26	265	120	128	539	886
Back fronts re-pointed	in	187	10	118	12	327	298
Roofs repaired	in	202	31	231	96	560	570
Stairs repaired	in	170	14	120	76	380	345
Floors repaired	in	179	16	154	81	430	498
Ground Floors re-instated and ventilated	in	21	..	53	16	90	45
Walls and ceilings cleansed, whitened and repaired throughout	in	194	25	155	33	407	460
Ditto ditto in part	in	21	101	147	..	269	242
Total number of rooms cleansed and repaired	in	764	692	1168	680	3304	2542
Sashes repaired	in	147	9	144	76	376	404
Water closets (foul and dilapidated) cleansed, repaired, and fitted to "Shoreditch Model" and with improved pans	in	260	896	277	242	1175	1515
Water restored or newly laid on to water closets	in	266	147	269	102	729	908
Obstructions in water closets removed	in	9	28	34	15	86	85
Water closets in close, dark, and otherwise injurious situations removed into light and air	in	22	53	10	34	119	92
Water supplied direct from main in lieu of cisterns	in	6	32	41	74	153	312
Leaking water pipes, causing dampness, repaired	in	65	3	50	8	126	53
Yards and areas and w.c's lime-washed	in	159	629	460	364	1612	1243
Dust bins provided	in	108	254	262	90	714	958
Yards paved imperviously with stone or cement concrete	in	230	332	315	157	1034	1154
Areas and forecourts paved imperviously with stone or cement concrete	in	47	178	179	65	469	663
Sculleries ditto ditto	in	55	37	190	78	360	412
Premises unfit for habitation closed	in	102	..	5	1	108	27