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Shoreditch 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE IX.
S ummary compiled from the A bstracts of the work of the S anitary I nspectors by the S enior I nspector,
for the Y ear 1926.
| 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 clcansed throughout | 42 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 51 | 11 | 35 | 4 | 291 |
| partially | 154 | 325 | 233 | 222 | 170 | 405 | 380 | 205 | 240 | 272 | 295 | 2,901 |
| ,, ,, total rooms | 442 | 1214 | 702 | 533 | 487 | 1319 | 1033 | 552 | 879 | 1028 | 851 | 9,040 |
| ,, ,, verminous rooms | 24 | 19 | 5 | 109 | 3 | 27 | 96 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 79 | 444 |
| ,, ,, verminous premises | 21 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 3 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 68 | 279 |
| Premises generally repaired—Walls, floors, sashes, &c. | 185 | 209 | 341 | 224 | 309 | 300 | 467 | 390 | 243 | 434 | 426 | 3,528 |
| Light and ventilation improved | 1 | 3 | 12 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 23 |
| Roofs, guttering, rain water pipes improved or repaired | 79 | 279 | 432 | 225 | 134 | 232 | 290 | 201 | 311 | 251 | 320 | 3,454 |
| Overcrowding dealt with | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 23 | 191 |
| Water reinstated or improved | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | ... | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 77 |
| Dr lins newly constructed | ... | 6 | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| ,, re-constructed | ... | 2 | 11 | 10 | ... | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 55 |
| ,, improved or repaired | 6 | 11 | 80 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 23 | 239 |
| ,, obstructions removed | 15 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 39 | 35 | 19 | 322 |
| Soil and vent pipes—Improved or repaired | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 |
| Water closets—Newly constructed | 18 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 118 |
| ,, improved or repaired | 95 | 80 | 81 | 128 | 61 | 218 | 121 | 108 | 91 | 79 | 105 | 1,167 |
| ,, obstructions removed | 10 | 15 | 13 | 56 | 19 | 29 | 44 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 262 |
| Sinks, etc., improved, cleansed or repaired | 61 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 264 |
| Sinks, etc., traps provided | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 29 |
| Outdoor premises— | ||||||||||||
| Floors or paving repaired | 5 | 29 | 147 | 20 | 19 | 85 | 32 | 15 | 43 | 34 | 21 | 450 |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 99 | 149 | 153 | 119 | 71 | 48 | 225 | 62 | 144 | 121 | 110 | 1,301 |
| Improved or repaired | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Ash-pits—Dust-bins provided | 26 | 58 | 95 | 33 | 55 | 74 | 155 | 63 | 100 | 69 | 86 | 814 |
| ,, improved or repaired | 8 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 |
| ,, abolished | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 16 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Accumulations removed | 16 | 5 | 24 | 14 | ... | 39 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 174 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 13 | |