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Shoreditch 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE IX.
Summary compiled from the Abstracts of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors by the Senior Inspector,
for the Year 1924.
| Insp. Wright. | Insp. Chapman. | Insp. Sickel-more. | Insp. Thomas. | Insp. Shaw. | Insp. Molloy. | Insp. Bishop. | Insp. Girling. | Insp. Stratton. | Insp. Grant. | Insp. Walker. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises cleansed throughout | 75 | 25 | 9 | 55 | 17 | 53 | 75 | 10 | 22 | 86 | 29 | 456 |
| partially | 148 | 348 | 196 | 316 | 215 | 291 | 325 | 164 | 215 | 213 | 391 | 2,822 |
| ,, ,, total rooms | 445 | 1382 | 615 | 948 | 630 | 1130 | 1408 | 422 | 946 | 853 | 1101 | 9,880 |
| ,, ,, verminous rooms | 39 | 43 | 20 | 53 | 7 | 16 | 240 | 32 | 68 | 55 | 93 | 666 |
| Premises generally repaired—Walls, floors, sashes, &c. | 205 | 315 | 300 | 274 | 283 | 201 | 463 | 110 | 351 | 319 | 300 | 3,121 |
| Light and ventilation improved | ... | 14 | 6 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 27 |
| Roofs, guttering, rain water pipes improved or repaired | 103 | 352 | 405 | 348 | 186 | 181 | 414 | 109 | 402 | 195 | 343 | 3,038 |
| Overcrowding dealt with | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
| Water reinstated or improved | ... | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | 4 | 16 | 62 |
| Drains newly constructed | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 26 |
| ,, re-constructed | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 17 | ... | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 77 |
| „ improved or repaired | 9 | 22 | 43 | 25 | 44 | 27 | 34 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 40 | 290 |
| ,, obstructions removed | 9 | 24 | 37 | 34 | 54 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 302 |
| Soil and vent pipes—Improved or repaired | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 | 40 |
| Water closets—newly constructed | 28 | 7 | ... | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 | ... | 87 |
| ,, improved or repaired | 86 | 76 | 79 | 163 | 46 | 216 | 117 | 188 | 105 | 85 | 147 | 1,308 |
| ,, obstructions removed | 9 | 20 | 21 | 54 | 16 | 31 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 277 |
| Sinks, etc., improved, cleansed or repaired | 32 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 229 |
| Sinks, etc., traps provided | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 20 |
| Outdoor premises— | ||||||||||||
| Floors or paving repaired | 6 | 39 | 29 | 42 | 34 | 45 | 77 | 3 | 59 | 55 | 49 | 438 |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 80 | 300 | 151 | 87 | 78 | 43 | 270 | 63 | 83 | 228 | 192 | 1,575 |
| Improved or repaired | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Ash-pits—Dust-bins provided | 18 | 89 | 76 | 32 | 57 | 78 | 88 | 64 | 53 | 88 | 99 | 742 |
| „ Improved or repaired | 3 | ... | 1 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 27 |
| ,, Abolished | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Accumulations removed | 29 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 25 | 3 | ... | 14 | 27 | 213 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Animals removed | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 16 |