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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| Work done,1930. | Wright. | Chapman. | Sickelmore. | Thomas. | Molloy. | Bishop. | Girling. | stratton. | Walker. | Gibbs. | Barlow. (Temporary.) 1 | Parkinson. (Temporary.) | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises throughout | 5 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 12 | ... | ... | 106 |
| „ partially | 203 | 166 | 190 | 153 | 177 | 220 | 207 | 223 | 271 | 255 | 69 | 61 | 2,195 |
| „ total rooms | 549 | 399 | 535 | 420 | 418 | 440 | 637 | 682 | 695 | 678 | 197 | 122 | 5,772 |
| Verminous rooms | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 10 | ... | 11 | 174 |
| „ premises | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | ... | 19 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 2 | ... | 11 | 134 |
| Premises, generally re-Paired | 323 | 110 | 319 | 200 | 188 | 320 | 408 | 331 | 327 | 383 | 69 | 79 | 3,057 |
| Light and ventilation | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 18 |
| Roofs, gutters, rain-water Pipes | 209 | 67 | 303 | 210 | 149 | 212 | 235 | 147 | 224 | 228 | 35 | 50 | 2,069 |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | 136 |
| Water re-instated | 7 | 3 | 15 | ... | 9 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ... | 83 |
| Drains new | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 28 |
| „ re-constructed | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 15 | ... | ... | 73 |
| „ improved or repaired | 13 | 18 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 233 |
| „ obstructions removed | 22 | 13 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 23 | ... | 2 | 210 |
| Soil, vent pipes repaired | 1 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 61 |
| W.C.S New | 57 | 26 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 100 | ... | ... | 354 |
| Improved or repaired | 73 | 61 | 194 | 104 | 86 | 94 | 102 | 76 | 83 | 92 | 2 | 12 | 979 |
| Obstructions removed | 12 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 21 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 203 |
| Sinks improved | 12 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 1 | ... | 188 |
| „ traps provided | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | ... | 1 | 28 |
| Outdoor Premises. Floors, Paving repaired | 34 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 24 | 28 | 49 | 1 | 14 | 332 |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 63 | 72 | 72 | 80 | 2 | 103 | 3 | 57 | 123 | ... | ... | ... | 575 |
| Improved or repaired | ... | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ashpits provided | 35 | 22 | 66 | 30 | 59 | 78 | 64 | 48 | 54 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 521 |
| " improved or repaired | ... | 1 | 7 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 |
| „ abolished | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 21 |
| Accumulations removed | 17 | 7 | 15 | ... | 14 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 1 | ... | 137 |
| Urinals Cleansed or repaired | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| removed | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |