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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| Work Done, 1933 | DISTRICTS | Totals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Premises, throughout | 49 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 133 |
| „ partially | 162 | 192 | 209 | 382 | 287 | 201 | 97 | 202 | 218 | 1,950 |
| „ total rooms | 511 | 500 | 571 | 808 | 757 | 574 | 257 | 460 | 488 | 4,926 |
| Verminous rooms | 18 | 14 | 42 | 55 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 188 |
| „ premises | 12 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 31 | 5 | 1 | ... | 8 | 129 |
| Premises, generally repaired | 142 | 276 | 367 | 479 | 85 | 307 | 141 | 239 | 337 | 2,373 |
| Light and Ventilation | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 |
| Roofs, gutters, rain-water pipes | 68 | 108 | 139 | 353 | 194 | 123 | 80 | 143 | 276 | 1,484 |
| Overcrowding | 17 | 7 | 27 | 126 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 211 |
| Water re-instated | 7 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| Drains, new | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 22 |
| „ re-constructed | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 75 |
| „ improved or repaired | 15 | 31 | 25 | 81 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 286 |
| „ obstructions removed | 14 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 152 |
| Soil, vent pipes repaired | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 6 | 41 |
| W.C.'s— | ||||||||||
| New | 58 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 168 | |
| Improved or repaired | 82 | 131 | 129 | 202 | 140 | 121 | 63 | 81 | 130 | 1,079 |
| Obstructions removed | 11 | 15 | 20 | 55 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 209 |
| Sinks, improved | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 177 |
| „ traps provided | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
| Floors, paving repaired | 13 | 50 | 35 | 139 | 59 | 42 | 43 | 16 | 53 | 450 |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 152 | 10 | 99 | 244 | 149 | 65 | 39 | 5 | 90 | 853 |
| Improved or repaired | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Dustbins provided | 29 | 22 | 79 | 113 | 81 | 80 | 29 | 59 | 44 | 536 |
| Ashpits improved or repaired | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 |
| „ abolished | ... | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 |
| Accumulations removed | 17 | 37 | 18 | 53 | 23 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 192 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | ... | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
| Animals removed | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 16 |
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