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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| Work Done, 1934. | DISTRICTS | Totals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Premises, complete exam. | 75 | 11 | 26 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 181 |
| „ partial exam | 192 | 204 | 225 | 421 | 372 | 242 | 103 | 248 | 200 | 2,207 |
| „ total rooms | 738 | 561 | 743 | 1,154 | 1,087 | 679 | 222 | 640 | 430 | 6,284 |
| Verminous rooms | 17 | 16 | 127 | 80 | 49 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 32 | 347 |
| „ premises | 14 | 56 | 51 | 41 | 9 | 8 | ... | 27 | 206 | |
| Premises, generally repaired | 140 | 299 | 399 | 541 | 475 | 388 | 140 | 321 | 380 | 3,083 |
| Light and Ventilation | ... | 5 | ... | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 21 |
| Roofs, gutters, rain-water pipes | 90 | 172 | 139 | 337 | 285 | 306 | 71 | 200 | 264 | 1,864 |
| Overcrowding | 6 | 16 | 21 | 120 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 219 | |
| Water re-instated | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 77 |
| Drains, new | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| „ re-constructed | ... | 19 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 7 | ... | 3 | 19 | 107 |
| „ improved or repaired | 9 | 36 | 30 | 89 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 49 | 32 | 311 |
| „ obstructions removed | 11 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 30 | 19 | 201 |
| Soil, vent pipes repaired | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 61 |
| W.C.'s— | ||||||||||
| New | 1 | 26 | 92 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 224 |
| Improved or repaired | 105 | 125 | 91 | 207 | 125 | 67 | 36 | 110 | 103 | 969 |
| Obstructions removed | 11 | 23 | 29 | 43 | ... | 24 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 177 |
| Sinks, improved | 26 | 29 | 23 | 35 | 65 | 46 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 253 |
| „ traps provided | 4 | ... | 6 | 11 | 27 | 3 | ... | 4 | 3 | 58 |
| Floors, paving repaired | 6 | 59 | 26 | 147 | 84 | 29 | 30 | 41 | 73 | 495 |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 197 | 17 | 111 | 268 | 199 | 82 | 44 | 7 | 90 | 1,015 |
| Improved or repaired | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Dustbins provided | 27 | 31 | 84 | 118 | 92 | 60 | 22 | 63 | 31 | 528 |
| Ashpits improved or repaired | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Ashpits abolished | ... | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Accumulations removed | 6 | 53 | 30 | 61 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 213 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | ... | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 28 |
| Animals removed | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 |