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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
Limehouse 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the Limehouse District (comprising the Parishes of Limehouse, Shadwell, and Wapping, and the Hamlet of Ratcliff) for the year 1898
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INSPECTORS' REPORT OF THE SANITARY WORK, &c. Completed in the year ending December 31st, 1898.
| Sanitary Work, &c. | No. 1 District. | No. 2 District. | No. 3 District. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses, Premises, &c., inspected | 1273 | 1386 | 1159 | *3818 |
| Orders issued for amendments | 3286 | 2204 | 1541 | 7031 |
| Houses cleansed and whitewashed | 147 | 154 | 130 | 431 |
| Rooms disinfected, stripped and cleansed | 101 | 56 | 97 | 254 |
| Drains repaired, cleansed and trapped | 697 | 389 | 355 | 1441 |
| Drains new and reconstructed | 151 | 125 | 110 | 386 |
| Yards paved, and paving repaired | 299 | 263 | 165 | 727 |
| Water Closets cleansed and repaired | 437 | 323 | 270 | 1030 |
| Closets and urinals supplied with water | 73 | 138 | 64 | 275 |
| New Closets supplied | 2 | 14 | 12 | 28 |
| Water supply laid on | 46 | 63 | 16 | 125 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered, and defective water fittings | 377 | 117 | 160 | 654 |
| Waste and stack pipes disconnected from drains | 108 | 30 | 30 | 168 |
| Dust-pails supplied | 527 | 638 | 381 | 1546 |
| Dust removal complaints attended to | 15 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| Removal of accumulations, &c. | 3 | 21 | 7 | 31 |
| Dead bodies removed to mortuary | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Canal Boats inspected | 59 | - | — | 59 |
| Flooring, stairs, window sashes and eaves gutters provided, and roofs repaired | 676 | 452 | 150 | 1278 |
| Overcrowding abated | 3 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| Notices to Schools | 129 | 95 | 88 | 312 |
| Factory inspections | 19 | 12 | 120 | 151 |