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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Table No. 105.
| Work Done, 1937. | DISTRICTS | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Premises, cleansed throughout | 42 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 121 |
| Premises, partially ditto | 106 | 138 | 216 | 398 | 365 | 229 | 83 | 176 | 194 | 1905 |
| Premises, total rooms | 359 | 398 | 557 | 1025 | 823 | 513 | 243 | 448 | 456 | 4822 |
| Verminous rooms | 44 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 51 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 271 |
| Verminous premises | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 157 |
| Premises, generally repaired | 197 | 235 | 482 | 633 | 524 | 489 | 180 | 294 | 507 | 3541 |
| Light and ventilation | 1 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 56 |
| Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes | 79 | 111 | 393 | 506 | 323 | 279 | 60 | 170 | 229 | 2150 |
| Overcrowding | 7 | 17 | 19 | 136 | 29 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 269 |
| Water re-instated | 1 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 16 | ... | 139 |
| Drains, new | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ... | 22 |
| Drains, re-constructed | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ... | 52 |
| Drains, improved or repaired | 18 | 2 | 14 | 66 | 48 | 54 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 263 |
| Drains, obstructions removed | 20 | 21 | 30 | 37 | 25 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 187 |
| Soil, vent pipes repaired | 7 | 12 | 44 | 55 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 194 |
| W.C.'s— | ||||||||||
| new | 13 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 205 | ... | 335 |
| improved or repaired | 32 | 48 | 159 | 144 | 78 | 69 | 49 | 98 | 88 | 765 |
| obstructions removed | 22 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 160 |
| Sinks, improved | 32 | 52 | 103 | 46 | 151 | 118 | 30 | 91 | 15 | 638 |
| Sinks, traps provided | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 33 | ... | 8 | 3 | 68 |
| Outdoor Premises. | ||||||||||
| Floors, paving repaired | 12 | 43 | 174 | 98 | 144 | 55 | 20 | 52 | 37 | 635 |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 35 | 44 | 216 | 176 | 190 | 74 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 799 |
| Improved or repaired | ... | ... | 15 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 24 |
| Dustbins provided | 8 | 3 | 58 | 81 | 5 | 42 | ... | 30 | 4 | 231 |
| Ashpits improved or repaired | 2 | 15 | 54 | 73 | 75 | 42 | 6 | ... | 40 | 307 |
| Ashpits abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Accumulations removed | 9 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 247 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
| Animals improperly kept | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 |