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
Barking 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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63
Roofs defective 83
Floors defective 55
Ventilation pipes and soil pipes defective 11
Drinking water improperly stored and cisterns foul 122
Storage cisterns defective 79
Gipsy vans removed 11
Offensive accumulations 25
Overcrowding 17
Animals improperly kept 5
"Water service pipes and draw taps defective 41
Cesspools overflowing 11
Insufficient supply of water to bouse 60
Yards and passages filthy 96
Water samples 3
Other nuisances 110