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

Bethnal Green 1903

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1903

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Table: SANITARY WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

SANITARY WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

Total.
No. of Premises, &c., cleansed, repaired and whitewashed2179
No. of Workshops cleansed, repaired, &c.160
House Drains—
Repaired, amended and made good148
New, provided by owners1175
Cleared225
Trapped and ventilated49
Rain water pipes and waste pipes disconnected38
Sink and Bath Waste Pipes trapped107
Water Closets—
Repaired, cleansed, &c.890
Refitted with New Pans and Traps207
Supplied with water and Water-supply apparatus485
Ventilated21
Re-built6
New, provided36
Partitions provided round W.C's to separate same from workshops6
Water Supply—
Houses provided with Water Supply98
House Supply disconnected from closet cistern1
Cisterns repaired, cleansed, &c.12
Miscellaneous—
Paving of yards repaired674
Washhouses paved110
Forecourts and Areas paved and drained19
Stables paved and drained7
Removal of accumulation of Dung and other refuse110
Removal of Animals improperly kept32
New Dung-pits provided and covers provided for same14