London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
This page requires JavaScript
Summary compiled from the Abstracts of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors by the Senior Inspector, for the Year 1928.
| Insp. Wright. | Insp. Chapman. | Insp. Sickelmore. | Insp. Thomas. | Insp. Shaw. | Insp. Molloy. | Insp. Bishop. | Insp. Girling. | Insp. Stratton. | Insp. Grant. | Insp. Walker. | Insp. Gibbs. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises cleansed throughout | 24 | 49 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 5 | 73 | 8 | 3 | 255 |
| ,, ,, partially | 243 | 258 | 210 | 208 | 250 | 191 | 298 | 183 | 242 | 228 | 343 | 296 | 2,950 |
| ,, ,, total rooms | 608 | 764 | 645 | 549 | 526 | 461 | 759 | 451 | 630 | 843 | 1198 | 494 | 7,928 |
| ,, ,, verminous tooms | 9 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 54 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 62 | 56 | 34 | 310 |
| ,, ,, verminous premises | 9 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 185 |
| Premises generally repaired—Walls, floors, sashes, &c. | 392 | 167 | 368 | 302 | 484 | 220 | 367 | 301 | 338 | 332 | 491 | 231 | 3,993 |
| Light and ventilation improved | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 26 |
| Roofs, guttering, rain water pipes improved or repaired | 269 | 129 | 343 | 251 | 280 | 177 | 284 | 189 | 238 | 155 | 349 | 173 | 2,837 |
| Overcrowding dealt with | 8 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 75 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 32 | ... | 227 |
| Water reinstated or improved | 4 | 8 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | 8 | ... | 77 |
| Drains newly constructed | 1 | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ... | 43 |
| ,, re-constructed | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | ... | 62 |
| ,, improved or repaired | 21 | 7 | 64 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 300 |
| ,, obstructions removed | 25 | 20 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 281 |
| Soil and vent pipes—Improved or repaired | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | 39 |
| Water closets—Newly constructed | 6 | 40 | 69 | 1 | 2 | ... | 14 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 70 | ... | 239 |
| ,, improved or repaired | 110 | 71 | 267 | 97 | 77 | 92 | 72 | 115 | 82 | 87 | 20 | 44 | 1,134 |
| ,, obstructions removed | 16 | 8 | 41 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 42 | 8 | 282 |
| Sinks, etc., improved, cleansed or repaired | 14 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 170 |
| Sinks, etc., traps provided | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 17 |
| Outdoor premises— | |||||||||||||
| Floors or paving repaired | 45 | 6 | 73 | 49 | 26 | 17 | 58 | 10 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 31 | 437 |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 48 | 55 | 102 | 77 | 36 | 2 | 215 | 1 | 62 | 224 | 222 | 140 | 1,184 |
| Improved or repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ash-pits—Dust-bins provided | 66 | 38 | 65 | 24 | 67 | 57 | 74 | 21 | 57 | 28 | 64 | 58 | 619 |
| „ improved or repaired | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| „ abolished | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 16 |
| Accumulations removed | 11 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 114 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Animals removed | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | |
The following table prepared by the Senior Inspector summarises the work of the
Sanitary Inspectors during 1928, the work done in compliance with the provisions of
the Factory and Workshops Act, 1901, and in connection with the drains and sanitary
arrangements of new buildings is included:—