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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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76
Downspouts direct with drains 5
Yards not paved and defective 219
Roofs defective 74
Vent pipes defective 16
Walls and ceilings defective and dirty 122
Floors defective, dirty, and damp 77
Drinking water improperly stored and cisterns foul 135
Storage cisterns defective 67
Gipsy Vans removed 81
Accumulation of manure 30
Overcrowding 10
Animals improperly kept 10
Offensive accumulations 14
Samples of water 11
Cesspools full 22
Yards and passages dirty 24
Privies altered to water closets 5
Other nuisances 95