London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Whitechapel 1894
The annual report on the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel District, (with vital and other statistics), for the year 1894 (consisting of 52 weeks) being the eleventh annual report
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| Situation of Premises. | Nature of Nuisance or Complaint. | Date of hearing of Summons. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | |||
| 22, Fieldgate Street | Fowls kept in filthy sheds in yard, walls and ceilings of house dirty and dilapidated. Yard defectively paved and in a filthy state. No water to water closet owing to defective fittings. Open fireplace in yard without a proper flue | May 8th | Work done. Summons withdrawn. |
| Tenter Buildings, St. Mark Street | Walls and ceilings of passage and staircase dirty. Sinks on 1st and 2nd floor landings not trapped. The water closets on 1st and 2nd floors dirty | „ 8th | Work done. Summons withdrawn. |
| 21, Great Alie Street | Yard defectively paved. Drain in yard not properly trapped. Pan of water closet filthy. No eaves gutter to water closet. Back basement, dirty and dilapidated walls and ceilings, and floor defective. Front area not drained and paving of such area defective | „ 8th | Work done. Summons withdrawn. |
| 178, Hanbury Street | Closet situated in workshop stopped and in a filthy state | „ 10th | Work done. Summons withdrawn. |
| 58, White Lion Street | Workshop overcrowded | „ 10th | Abatement and prohibition orders made. Fined £1 and£2.2s. costs. |
| *20, White's Row | Bakehouse not properly ventilated, in a filthy state, and used as a sleeping apartment | „ 22nd | Bakehouse ordered to be closed forthwith. Fined £2 and 5s. costs. In default of distress 14 days' imprisonment. |
| 29, Old Montague Street | Workshop without sufficient and suitable accomodation in the way of sanitary conveniences, and without separate accommodation for the females employed therein, and not properly ventilated. Roof of W.C. defective. Walls of W.C. dirty | June 18th | Work done. Summons withdrawn, 3s. costs, paid. |
| 126, Old Montague Street | Walls and ceiling of workshop dirty. Workshop not properly ventilated | „ 18th | Work done. Summons withdrawn, 3s. costs, paid. |