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Shoreditch 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table No. 116

Work Done, 1938DISTRICTSTotal
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Premises, cleansed throughout87613291014132
Premises, partially ditto330128196347245235801601591880
Premises, total rooms8814684507345345352644223274615
Verminous rooms35133413357022116239
Verminous premises2311271125358——140
Premises, generally repaired5412403115104045061792642763231
Light and ventilation315323826—4385
Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes46149211296246315791661561664
Overcrowding——1493——1-—108
Water re-instated12281133264485131
Drains, new62287721145
Drains, re-constructedII371369—1959
Drains, improved or repaired2794235143692921222
Drains, obstructions removed22152619241881013155
Soil, vent pipes repaired1886914—2360
W.C.'s— new59144173455857468626
improved or repaired115698612383733210073754
obstructions removed3015192422111836148
Sinks, improved27, 3758136959355732387
Sinks, traps provided101317520119581
Outdoor Premises
Floors, paving repaired125889515329104421367
Cleansed or limewashed4552129162105792623603
Improved or repaired——18——5——225
Dustbins provided1937472—244
Dustbins improved or repaired91932523631174030266
Ashpits abolished----------
Accumulations removed847367030—111613231
Urinals cleansed or repaired33—42——1—13
Animals improperly kept—2—3———1—6