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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 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]

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Table: TABLE VIII .TABLE OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS.The number of Sanitary Improvements, New Drains, W.G.'s, &c., in the Parish during the year1897.

TABLE VIII .

TABLE OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS.

The number of Sanitary Improvements, New Drains, W.G.'s, &c., in the Parish during the year1897.

Premises, &c.—
Number of Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed2,708
Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases1,139
House Drains—
Repaired, Cleansed, &c.359
Trapped or Ventilated254
New Provided308
Rain Water Pipes and Waste Pipes Disconnected186
Water Closets—
Repaired, Cleansed, &c.1,812
Supplied with Water and Water Supply Apparatus739
Ventilated58
Abolished5
New Provided32
Water Supply—
Houses Provided with Water Supply101
House Supply Disconnected from Closet Cistern14
Cisterns Repaired, Covered, &c.20
Miscellaneous—
Paving of Yards Repaired946
Washhouses Paved64
Forecourts and Front Areas Paved and Drained115
Stables Paved and Drained46
Removal of Accumulations of Dung, and other Refuse173
New Dung Pits Provided73
Removal of Animals improperly kept49
Illegal Occupation of Cellars discontinued3
Overcrowding Abated37
Urinal Accomodation Provided9
Offensive Effluvia Abated34
Cellars Paved and Drained3
Smoke Nuisances Abated6
Smoke Holes Removed1
Number of Dust Complaints received and attended to21
Bakehouses Periodically Inspected102
Licensed Cowhouses Periodically Inspected19
Licensed Slaughterhouses Periodically Inspected10