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 1905
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1905
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ANALYSIS OF APPENDIX C.
Cleansing—
Premises, &c., cleansed, repaired, or whitewashed 2,418
Workshops ditto ditto ditto 243
House Drains—
Drains cleared 207
Drains trapped and ventilated 62
Rain water pipes and waste pipes disconnected 26
Sink and bath waste pipes trapped 78
Water Closets—
W.C.'s repaired, cleansed, &c 987
W.C.'s refitted with new pans and traps 170
W.C.'s supplied with water, and water supply apparatus 362
W.C.'s ventilated 13
W.C.'s rebuilt 9
New W.C.'s provided 18
Partitions provided round W.C.'s to separate same from
workshops 2
Water Supply—
House provided with water supply 167
House supply disconnected from W.C. cistern
Cisterns supplied, repaired, and cleaned 79
Miscellaneous—
Paving of yards 562
Washhouses paved 96
Forecourt and Areas paved and drained 21
Stables paved and drained 7
Removal of accumulation of Dung and other refuse 125
Removal of Animals improperly kept 31
New Dung-pits provided and covers for same 12
Premises closed previous to executing the necessary repairs 21
Gutters, Rainwater Pipes, and Waste Pipes repaired 484
Illegal occupation of Basements discontinued 3
Overcrowding abated 101
Urinal accommodation provided 4