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 Stepney]
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COX. | LYON | TWAITS. | JOHNSON. | WOONTON. | WRACK. | COOK. | PAVITT. | WILLEY. | CROOK. | MILLS. | SHEPHERD. | WHITE. | FLINT. | SIMPSON. | QUAINTRELL. | STILES. | TOTALS. | |
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Number of Inspections— | ||||||||||||||||||
House to house | 506 | 694 | 812 | 609 | 512 | 829 | 687 | 706 | 426 | 642 | 529 | 570 | 467 | 510 | 758 | 916 | 1325 | 11498 |
Miscellaneous | 734 | 437 | 683 | 556 | 1025 | 590 | 942 | 660 | 513 | 756 | 543 | 996 | 1025 | 783 | 618 | ... | ... | 10861 |
Complaints | 78 | 152 | 118 | 194 | 115 | 96 | 225 | 106 | 30 | 115 | 145 | 138 | 29 | 98 | 61 | 52 | 3 | 1755 |
Infectious diseases | 151 | 154 | 245 | 153 | 96 | 72 | 136 | 119 | 62 | 109 | 195 | 149 | 82 | 90 | 98 | ... | ... | 1911 |
Intimations served | 421 | 498 | 860 | 831 | 948 | 453 | 757 | 1017 | 691 | 689 | 801 | 913 | 652 | 669 | 849 | 531 | 969 | 12549 |
Statutory notices served | 398 | 305 | 624 | 476 | 432 | 60 | 469 | 714 | 503 | 277 | 274 | 158 | 147 | 330 | 655 | 179 | 417 | 6418 |
Houses re-visited | 4377 | 3947 | 4617 | 5682 | 3930 | 3646 | 3921 | 4281 | 4025 | 4046 | 3338 | 3899 | 4813 | 3261 | 4922 | 2505 | 4001 | 69211 |
Summonses taken out under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | ... | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 21 | ... | 1 | 22 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 29 | 121 |
Samples taken under the Food & Drugs Acts | 94 | 92 | 93 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 100 | ... | ... | 1171 |
Summonses ,, ,, ,, ,, | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | ... | ... | 89 |
Houses or parts of houses cleansed | 67 | 127 | 104 | 358 | 332 | 215 | 426 | 218 | 229 | 179 | 180 | 262 | 239 | 146 | 204 | 211 | 218 | 3715 |
Water supply to houses re-instated | 17 | 17 | 23 | 54 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 43 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 50 | ... | 1 | 373 |
Drains constructed and reconstructed | 67 | 76 | 177 | 84 | 64 | 44 | 95 | 159 | 8 | 98 | 117 | 118 | 73 | 76 | 146 | ... | ... | 1402 |
„ cleansed and repaired | 121 | 101 | 110 | 197 | 150 | 94 | 132 | 149 | 129 | 115 | 41 | 122 | 67 | 76 | 115 | 26 | 28 | 1773 |
„ trapped | 53 | 19 | 220 | 229 | 4 | 66 | 104 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 167 | 67 | 40 | 6 | 53 | ... | ... | 1070 |
New soil pipes fixed and ventilated | 13 | 12 | 38 | 47 | 81 | 10 | 52 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 18 | ... | ... | 425 |
New closet pans and traps fixed | 70 | 93 | 218 | 232 | 126 | 72 | 212 | 221 | 57 | 112 | 265 | 296 | 93 | 40 | 248 | 14 | 1 | 2370 |
Closets provided with a water supply and flushing apparatus | 23 | 42 | 136 | 131 | 116 | 119 | 273 | 143 | 174 | 108 | 279 | 306 | 43 | 47 | 185 | 14 | 119 | 2258 |
Closets provided with light and ventilation | 2 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 4 | ... | 22 | 3 | 7 | ... | 12 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | ... | ... | 127 |
,, cleansed and repaired | 6 | 6 | 97 | 113 | 87 | 173 | 241 | 16 | 71 | 55 | 125 | 167 | 93 | 33 | 75 | 164 | 98 | 1620 |
Yards cleansed, repaved, or paving repaired | 112 | 110 | 216 | 139 | 69 | 110 | 147 | 367 | 274 | 138 | 154 | 132 | 131 | 77 | 221 | 26 | 37 | 2460 |
Wash-houses, forecourts, areas, &c., paved | 15 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 43 | 54 | 48 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 39 | ... | 5 | 359 |
Sanitary dust receptacles provided | 59 | 77 | 171 | 137 | 82 | 6 | 43 | 225 | 84 | 114 | 84 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 312 | 19 | 17 | 1571 |
Sink, bath, and lavatory pipes and rainwater pipes disconnected | 30 | 16 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 60 | 2 | ... | 385 |
Houses ventilated under lower floor | 14 | 29 | 17 | 55 | 8 | ... | 17 | 63 | 1 | ... | 39 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 1 | 14 | 327 |
Miscellaneous repairs, viz.: roofs, floors, gutters, &c. | 82 | 143 | 248 | 768 | 232 | 164 | 398 | 478 | 333 | 356 | 291 | 339 | 290 | 426 | 303 | 233 | 727 | 5831 |
Overcrowding in dwellings abated | 6 | 19 | 88 | 13 | 83 | 3 | 61 | 36 | 15 | 66 | 176 | 50 | 30 | 52 | 32 | 217 | 396 | 1343 |
Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued | ... | ... | 20 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 121 |
Manure receptacles provided or reconstructed | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 40 |
Offensive accumulations removed | 5 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 122 | 175 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 147 | 87 | 5 | 33 | 14 | 90 | 33 | 816 |
Workshops inspected | 92 | 58 | 349 | 81 | 227 | 227 | 257 | 23 | 41 | 80 | 317 | 184 | 64 | 181 | 85 | ... | ... | 2266 |
,, limewashed and cleansed | 22 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 62 | 20 | 11 | 26 | ... | ... | 401 |
,, ventilated and effluvium nuisances abated | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | ... | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 68 |
Overcrowding in workshops abated | ... | 2 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | ... | 2 | 17 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 79 |
Additional W.C. accommodation provided for workpeople, &c. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 123 |
Bakehouses inspected | 119 | 28 | 43 | 77 | 27 | 18 | 38 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 41 | ... | ... | 552 |
,, cleansed | 29 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 29 | ... | ... | 269 |
Smoke nuisances abated | 2 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 100 |
Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance removed | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 9 | ... | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 63 |
Cowhouses and slaughterhouses inspected | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 8 | ... | 3 | 17 | ... | ... | 126 |
Dairies and milkshops inspected | 72 | 62 | 131 | 200 | 139 | 76 | 126 | 103 | 40 | 35 | 93 | 100 | 26 | 69 | 68 | ... | ... | 1340 |
Damp walls remedied | ... | 28 | 27 | 64 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 17 | ... | 8 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 18 | ... | 39 | 349 |
Cisterns cleansed and covered | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 3 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | ... | 7 | 72 |
Urinals fixed | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 8 |
Open fires in yards abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | ... | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69 |
Canal Boats inspected | ... | ... | ... | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 |
Areas and stables drained | ... | ... | 40 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 56 |