Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Table No. 116
Work Done, 1938 | DISTRICTS | Total | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
Premises, cleansed throughout | 87 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 132 | |
Premises, partially ditto | 330 | 128 | 196 | 347 | 245 | 235 | 80 | 160 | 159 | 1880 |
Premises, total rooms | 881 | 468 | 450 | 734 | 534 | 535 | 264 | 422 | 327 | 4615 |
Verminous rooms | 35 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 35 | 70 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 239 |
Verminous premises | 23 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 8 | — | — | 140 |
Premises, generally repaired | 541 | 240 | 311 | 510 | 404 | 506 | 179 | 264 | 276 | 3231 |
Light and ventilation | 3 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 26 | — | 4 | 3 | 85 |
Roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes | 46 | 149 | 211 | 296 | 246 | 315 | 79 | 166 | 156 | 1664 |
Overcrowding | — | — | 14 | 93 | — | — | 1 | - | — | 108 |
Water re-instated | 12 | 28 | 11 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 131 |
Drains, new | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 45 | |
Drains, re-constructed | II | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 9 | — | 1 | 9 | 59 |
Drains, improved or repaired | 27 | 9 | 42 | 35 | 14 | 36 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 222 |
Drains, obstructions removed | 22 | 15 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 155 |
Soil, vent pipes repaired | 18 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | — | 2 | 3 | 60 | |
W.C.'s— new | 59 | 144 | 173 | 45 | 58 | 5 | 74 | 68 | 626 | |
improved or repaired | 115 | 69 | 86 | 123 | 83 | 73 | 32 | 100 | 73 | 754 |
obstructions removed | 30 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 148 |
Sinks, improved | 27 | , 37 | 58 | 13 | 69 | 59 | 35 | 57 | 32 | 387 |
Sinks, traps provided | 10 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 81 |
Outdoor Premises | ||||||||||
Floors, paving repaired | 12 | 58 | 89 | 51 | 53 | 29 | 10 | 44 | 21 | 367 |
Cleansed or limewashed | 45 | 52 | 129 | 162 | 105 | 79 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 603 |
Improved or repaired | — | — | 18 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 25 |
Dustbins provided | 19 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 44 | |
Dustbins improved or repaired | 9 | 19 | 32 | 52 | 36 | 31 | 17 | 40 | 30 | 266 |
Ashpits abolished | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Accumulations removed | 8 | 47 | 36 | 70 | 30 | — | 11 | 16 | 13 | 231 |
Urinals cleansed or repaired | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 13 |
Animals improperly kept | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 |