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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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62
Wash houses built and fitted with coppers, sinks,
and water from main 15
New water closets built and old one's rebuilt 10
Separate water supply provided inside houses
with sinks, waste pipes, etc. 167
Summary of Nuisances detected and
Work done during the year 1912.
Inspections:—
House to House 1,132
Complaints 113
Infectious Disease 184
Workshops, etc. 269
Miscellaneous 3,886
Total number of Inspections 5,584
Re-inspections of all kinds 6,541
Preliminary notices served 1,687
Statutory notices served 374
Main drains choked 55
Branch drains defective 29
,, choked 65
Water closet, defective flushing apparatus 724
,, defective connections 147
,, defective pans, walls, floors and seats 365
Dustbins, none 111
,, dilapidated 224
Sink waste pipes stopped and defective 149
Yard gullies defective and choked 66
Walls stripped after cases of Scarlet Fever 56
Eaves guttering and downspouts defective and choked 472
Yards not paved and defective 327
Roofs defective 309
Ventilation pipes defective 42
Walls and ceilings defective and dirty 599