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

West Ham 1899

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899

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Table: Brought forward470

Brought forward

470

Defective sink1
„ staircase1
„ doors3
„ water fittings3
„ sink waste pipes6
Dirty water-closets41
Bell trap inside dairy1
Gully ,,3
Water-closet „1
Accumulation of offensive matter18
No separate water supply for domestic purposes24
Cisterns uncovered49
„ dirty40
Yards unpaved12
No dust receptacle24
Infectious disease in house-patient not isolated2
No water supply to water-closet5
Sink waste connected to drain16
Stack pipes „ „12
No grids to gullies6
Total738

Table: Table showing business being carried on in shops where Milk is being sold :—

Table showing business being carried on in shops where Milk is being sold :—

Dairies85
General shops161
Grocery and provision70
Private houses33
Bakers and confectionery22
Greengrocery5
Cornchandlery2
Butcher1
Total379