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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The following table prepared by the Senior Inspector summarises the work of the
Sanitary Inspectors during 1929, 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 :—
| Insp. Wright. | I nsp. Chapman. | Insp. Sickel-niore. | Insp. I Thomas. | Insp. Shaw | Insp. Mnlloy. | Insp. Bishop. | Insp. Girling. | Insp. Stratton. | Insp. Grant. | Insp. Walker. | Insp. Gibbs. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises cleansed throughout | 5 | 114 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 242 | ||
| „ ,, partially | 177 | 187 | 207 | 204 | 78 | 163 | 258 | 255 | 247 | 44 | 268 | 150 | 2,238 |
| ,, ,, total rooms | 359 | 824 | 549 | 580 | 166 | 417 | 508 | 836 | 587 | 136 | 813 | 409 | 6,184 |
| ,, ,, verminous rooms | 16 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 32 | 10 | 33 | 4 | 184 |
| ,, ,, verminous premises | 15 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 1 | ... | 16 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 124 | |
| Premises generally repaired | 323 | 95 | 351 | 327 | 162 | 198 | 384 | 397 | 325 | 62 | 357 | 174 | 3,155 |
| Light and ventilation | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| Roof, gutters, rainpipes | 212 | 80 | 208 | 287 | 73 | 167 | 336 | 218 | 146 | 18 | 248 | 116 | 2,109 |
| Overcrowding | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 132 | |
| Water reinstated | 1 | 12 | 124 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 13 | o | 179 |
| Drains newly constructed | 1 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||
| ,, reconstructed | 9 | 4 | 5 | . . .... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 43 | ||
| ,, improved or repaired | 23 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 4 | 27 | 57 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 233 |
| ,, obstructions removed | 25 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 235 |
| Soil and vent pipes improved | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Water closets, newly constructed | 41 | 52 | 9 | 6 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 157 | ||
| ,, improved or repaired | 105 | 70 | 318 | 145 | 43 | 89 | 117 | 92 | 111 | 36 | 110 | 58 | 1,294 |
| „ obstructions removed | 4 | 11 | 32 | 63 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 264 |
| Sinks improved or repaired | 11 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 168 |
| ,, traps provided | ... | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 27 | |
| Outdoor premises— Floors—Paving repaired | 53 | 3 | 50 | 55 | 20 | 12 | 84 | 15 | 42 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 398 |
| Cleansed or lime-washed | 29 | 146 | 54 | 120 | 12 | 1 | 165 | ... | 67 | 13 | 102 | 709 | |
| Improved or repaired | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Ashpits provided | 53 | 25 | 54 | 59 | 26 | 59 | 106 | 37 | 46 | 96 | 30 | 598 | |
| ,, improved or repaired | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | ||||
| ,, abolished | ... | ... | 1 | . . . | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Accumulations removed | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 96 | |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 2 | 1 | 18 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 26 | |
| Animals removed | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 |