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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| Work Done, 1936. | DISTRICTS | Totals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Premises, cleansed throughout | 20 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 18 | 138 |
| Premises, partially | 128 | 181 | 243 | 392 | 283 | 196 | 151 | 282 | 138 | 1,994 |
| Premises, total rooms | 510 | 681 | 746 | 922 | 787 | 396 | 429 | 864 | 323 | 5,658 |
| Verminous rooms | 36 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 44 | 23 | 30 | ... | 22 | 265 |
| „ premises | 25 | 11 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 13 | ... | ... | 168 |
| Premises, generally repaired | 245 | 343 | 454 | 609 | 508 | 510 | 280 | 421 | 381 | 3,751 |
| Light and ventilation | 3 | 11 | ... | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| Roofs, gutters, rain-water pipes | 109 | 274 | 224 | 477 | 211 | 326 | 124 | 255 | 277 | 2,277 |
| Overcrowding | 14 | 9 | 9 | 110 | 80 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 261 |
| Water re-instated | 8 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 14 | ... | 90 |
| Drains, new | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
| „ re-constructed | 26 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ... | 4 | 5 | 66 |
| „ improved or repaired | 26 | 24 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 53 | 292 | |
| „ obstructions removed | 21 | 29 | 36 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 227 | |
| Soil, vent pipes repaired | 11 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 11 | 73 |
| W.C.'s— | ||||||||||
| New | 112 | 32 | 106 | 41 | 3 | 79 | 156 | 7 | ... | 536 |
| Improved or repaired | 137 | 152 | 114 | 213 | 146 | 162 | 54 | 92 | 89 | 1,159 |
| Obstructions removed | 22 | 24 | 10 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 25 | 210 |
| Sinks, improved | 59 | 20 | 97 | 139 | 47 | 52 | 45 | 86 | 11 | 556 |
| „ traps provided | 17 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 14 | ... | 27 | 3 | 107 |
| 23 | 67 | 155 | 126 | 114 | 93 | 22 | 78 | 25 | 703 | |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 72 | 6 | 202 | 270 | 214 | 39 | 109 | 174 | 26 | 1,112 |
| Improved or repaired | 2 | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 |
| Dustbins provided | 63 | 31 | 43 | 82 | 91 | 37 | 23 | 62 | 37 | 469 |
| Ashpits improved or repaired | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 |
| Ashpits abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Accumulations removed | 41 | 61 | 39 | 63 | 57 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 334 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 4 | 7 | . . . | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 26 |
| Animals improperly kept | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 |