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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
Mile End 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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SUMMARY OF WORKS CARRIED OUT DURING THE YEAR BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS.
| No. i District. North Ward, North East Ward, South East Ward, c. COX. | No. 2 District. North West Ward and East and West Centre Wards. F. H. LYON. | No. 3 District. The whole ol the South and West Wards. J. TWAITS. | TOTALS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New soil pipes fixed and ventilated | o | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Urinals provided with water | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cisterns cleansed and foul butts and cisterns abolished | o | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Yards paved | 104 | 563 | 320 | 987 |
| Wash houses paved | 9 | 74 | 26 | 109 |
| Areas paved | 0 | 22 | 82 | 104 |
| Forecourts paved | 10 | 67 | 15 | 92 |
| Stables and stable yards paved | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Bakehouses, floors concreted | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sanitary dust receptacles provided... | 242 | 260 | 452 | 954 |
| Manure receptacles provided in accordance with London County Council Bye Laws | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Sink waste pipes disconnected from direct connection with drains | 102 | 113 | 160 | 375 |
| Rain water pipes disconnected from direct connection with drains | 14 | 104 | 109 | 227 |
| Bath and lavatory waste pipes disconnected | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dampness in walls remedied | 0 | 32 | 2 | 34 |
| Houses ventilated under floors | 4 | 132 | 59 | 195 |
| Separate occupation of underground rooms discontinued | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Overcrowding in dwellings abated | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous repairs, floors, roofs, gutters, &c. | 8 | 73 | 58 | 139 |
| Removal of animals improperly kept | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cowhouses and slaughterhouses inspected | 6 | 9 | l6 | 31 |
| Smoke nuisance abated | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cesspools abolished | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Summonses taken out under Public Health Act | 9 | 17 | l6 | 42 |
| Magistrates' orders obtained... | 7 | 6 | l6 | 29 |