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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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TABLE OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS.
| PREMISES. &c.— | Years 1897 | 1898. |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Premises, &c , cleansed, repaired, and | 2,708 | 2.495 |
| Houses disinfected after infectious disease | 1,139 | 742 |
| HOUSE DRAINS— | ||
| Repaired, amended, and made good | 359 | 198 |
| Trapped and ventilated | 254 | 290 |
| Cleared (year 1897 included in drains repaired) | — | 145 |
| New provided (by the owners) | 257 | 579 |
| Rain-water pipes and waste pipes disconnected | 186 | 226 |
| Sink and bath waste pipes trapped | — | |
| WATER CLOSETS— | ||
| Repaired , cleansed, &c. | ||
| Supplied with water and water-supply apparatus | 739 | 738 |
| Ventilated | 58 | 55 |
| Abolished | 5 | 24 |
| New provided | 32 | 71 |
| Partitions provided round W.C.'s to separate same from living rooms or workshops | — | 11 |
| WATER SUPPLY— | ||
| Houses provided with water supply | 101 | 106 |
| House supply disconnected from closet cistern | 14 | 22 |
| Cisterns repaired, covered, cleansed, &c | 20 | 45 |
| Cistern overflow-pipe disconnected from soil pipe | — | 1 |
| MISCELLANEOUS— | ||
| Paving of vards repaired | 946 | 1,004 |
| Wash-houses paved | 64 | 104 |
| Forecourts and areas paved and drained | 115 | 50 |
| Stables paved and drained | 46 | 35 |
| Removal of accumulations of dung and other refuse | 173 | 159 |
| New dung-pits provided | 73 | 48 |
| Receptacles for fish offal provided | — | 8 |
| Removal of animals, &c., improperly kept | 49 | 61 |
| Illegal occupation of cellars and basements discontinued | 3 | 10 |
| Cellar entrances to yards closed | — | 2 |
| Urinal accommodation provided | 9 | 16 |
| Offensive effluvia abated | 34 | 18 |
| Cellars paved and drained | 3 | 8 |
| Overcrowding abated | 37 | 102 |
| Unsuitable occupation of premises discontinued | — | 3 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 6 | 14 |
| Number of dust complaints received and attended to | 21 | 35 |
| Bakehouses periodically inspected | 102 | 102 |
| Licensed cowhouses periodically inspected | 19 | 18 |
| Licensed slaughterhouses periodically inspected | 10 | 10 |