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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
Shoreditch 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE IX.
Summary compiled from the Abstracts of the work or the Sanitary Inspectors by the Senior Inspector.
for the Year 1920.
| Insp-Wright. | Insp. Chapman. | Insp. Sickel-more. | Insp. Thomas. | Insp. Shaw. | Insp. Molloy. | Insp. Bishop. | Insp. Girling. | Insp. Stratton | I nsp. Grant. | Insp. Walker | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises cleansed throughout | 95 | 28 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 31 | 51 | 54 | 45 | 46 | 5 | 414 |
| ,, ,, partially | 160 | 299 | 196 | 297 | 198 | 271 | 352 | 197 | 261 | 263 | 259 | 2,753 |
| ,, ,, total rooms | 491 | 1100 | 552 | 851 | 518 | 865 | 905 | 532 | 915 | 675 | 942 | 8,346 |
| verminous rooms | 14 | 24 | 25 | 80 | 6 | 26 | 170 | 49 | 61 | 20 | 98 | 573 |
| Premises generally repaired—Walls, floors, sashes, &c. | 146 | 194 | 310 | 238 | 243 | 222 | 425 | 210 | 383 | 339 | 239 | 2,949 |
| Light and ventilation improved | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Roofs, guttering, rain water pipes improved or repaired | 106 | 291 | 343 | 200 | 160 | 165 | 336 | 180 | 282 | 190 | 292 | 2,545 |
| Overcrowding dealt with | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 58 |
| Water reinstated or improved | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 53 | |
| Drains newly constructed | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 42 |
| ,, re-constructed | 6 | 6 | 2 | ... | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 55 |
| ,, improved or repaired | 14 | 15 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 210 |
| ,, obstructions removed | 26 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 24 | 289 |
| Soil and vent pipes—Improved or repaired | 6 | ... | 3 | 7 | ... | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
| Water closets—newly constructed | 102 | 53 | 9 | ... | ... | 12 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 239 |
| „ improved or repaired | 112 | 85 | 69 | 111 | 42 | 171 | 141 | 68 | 91 | 75 | 109 | 1,074 |
| ,, obstructions removed | 7 | 17 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 34 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 251 |
| Sinks, etc., improved, cleansed or repaired | 23 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 189 |
| Sinks, etc., traps provided | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 41 | |
| Outdoor premises— | ||||||||||||
| Floors or paving repaired | 10 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 44 | 69 | 10 | 49 | 27 | 24 | 341 |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 53 | 113 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 3 | 268 | 33 | 122 | 131 | 97 | 1,058 |
| Improved or repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | 15 |
| Ash-pits—Dust-bins provided | 34 | 83 | 93 | 45 | 63 | 58 | 82 | 67 | 76 | 45 | 111 | 757 |
| ,, Improved or repaired | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| ,, Abolished | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Accumulations removed | 27 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 193 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 11 | ... | 1 | 26 | 1 | 54 |
| Animals removed | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 16 |