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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 1920
Report on the health of the Borough during the year 1920
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Total number of Sanitary Defects discovered during 1920.
| Month. | Dirty Premises. | Defective Drains. | Defective and Dirty W.C.'s. | Defective Water. Supply. | Smoke Nuisances | Other Matters. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 316 | 35 | 223 | 72 | – | 622 | 1268 |
| Feb. | 273 | 37 | 193 | 34 | – | 680 | 1217 |
| Mar. | 341 | 40 | 225 | 40 | – | 650 | 1296 |
| April | 220 | 47 | 159 | 27 | – | 335 | 788 |
| May | 359 | 63 | 211 | 39 | – | 508 | 1180 |
| June | 610 | 79 | 396 | 69 | 2 | 848 | 2004 |
| July | 311 | 83 | 130 | 118 | – | 942 | 1584 |
| Aug. | 265 | 52 | 128 | 103 | – | 706 | 1254 |
| Sept. | 447 | 63 | 232 | 59 | 2 | 753 | 1556 |
| Oct. | 446 | 116 | 176 | 164 | – | 1474 | 2376 |
| Nov. | 419 | 98 | 152 | 131 | – | 1309 | 2109 |
| Dec. | 468 | 108 | 124 | 152 | – | 1380 | 2232 |
| Totals | 4475 | 821 | 2349 | 1008 | 4 | 10207 | 18864 |
During the year 3,726 Preliminary Notices were
served requiring the remedying of a Nuisance. 5,769
Statutory Notices were served.