Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1914 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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the sleeping arrangements, particularly as regards
the off-room, is desirable, and has been suggested to
them.
As regards the sanitary condition of the premises,
they are already under notice from this
Authority in respect of certain repairs required,
which repairs were postponed on account of the
recent death of the owner.
I am, Dear Miss Lewis,
Yours very faithfully,
John Foot.
(Copy.)
Public Health Department,
The Town Hall,
Patriot Square,
Bethnal Green, E.,
6th July, 1914.
Dear Miss Lewis,
Re G-S-S
Adverting to your favour of the 2nd inst., and
in further reply thereto, I beg to report for your
information that on these premises being visited it
was found that the G-family occupy two rooms
on the ground floor.
The family seems to consist of the father,
mother, boys aged 16 and 11, and girls aged 13, 9,
4, 3, and 19 months. The father is a casual
labourer only, and his earnings appear to be very
uncertain and precarious. One of the boys earns