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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE IX.
FOR THE YEAR L927.
| Insp. Wright. | Insp. Chapman. | Insp. Sickel-more. | Insp. Thomas. | Insp. Shaw. | Insp. Molloy. | Insp. Bishop. | Insp. Girling. | Insp. Stratton. | Insp. Grant. | Insp. Walker. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises cleansed throughout | 16 | 79 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 264 |
| „ ,, partially | 216 | 183 | 298 | 186 | 273 | 63 | 300 | 149 | 225 | 246 | 424 | 2,563 |
| „ „ total rooms | 490 | 847 | 955 | 410 | 639 | 392 | 653 | 332 | 662 | 746 | 1182 | 7,308 |
| „ ,, verminous rooms | 20 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 63 | 109 | 319 | |
| ,, ,, verminous premises | 15 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 1 | ... | 20 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 76 | 203 |
| Premises generally repaired—Walls, floors, sashes, &c. | 298 | 117 | 336 | 247 | 328 | 174 | 335 | 285 | 350 | 393 | 399 | 3,262 |
| Light and ventilation improved | 3 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Roofs, guttering, rain water pipes improved or repaired | 262 | 112 | 371 | 229 | 245 | 141 | 306 | 172 | 194 | 199 | 374 | 2,805 |
| Overcrowding dealt with | 14 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 172 |
| Water reinstated or improved | 2 | 9 | 39 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 82 |
| Drains newly constructed | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 37 |
| „ re-constructed | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 80 |
| improved or repaired | 29 | 10 | 65 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 45 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 260 |
| ,, obstructions removed | 35 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 258 |
| Soil and vent pipes—Improved or repaired | 2 | 5 | 66 | ... | 4 | ... | 16 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 124 |
| Water closets—Newly constructed | 2 | 20 | 128 | ... | 1 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 45 | 87 | 336 |
| ,, improved or repaired | 97 | 67 | 413 | 80 | 66 | 57 | 65 | 124 | 76 | 148 | 99 | 1,292 |
| ,, obstructions removed | 8 | 15 | 115 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 63 | 332 |
| Sinks, etc., improved, cleansed or repaired | 4 | 18 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 174 |
| Sinks, etc., traps provided | ... | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 20 |
| Outdoor premises— | ||||||||||||
| Floors or paving repaired | 28 | 14 | 95 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 57 | 9 | 45 | 34 | 43 | 410 |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 27 | 96 | 110 | 84 | 49 | 2 | 197 | 1 | 75 | 294 | 248 | 1,193 |
| Improved or repaired | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Ash-pits—Dust-bins provided | 54 | 29 | 232 | 41 | 85 | 50 | 131 | 61 | 71 | 60 | 122 | 936 |
| ,, improved or repaired | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| „ abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 24 |
| Accumulations removed | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 113 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 18 |
| Animals removed | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 16 |