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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
Stepney 1904
[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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Inspections— | ||||||||||||||||||
| House to house | 877 | 421 | 800 | 629 | 1023 | 1226 | 773 | 755 | 388 | 601 | 1533 | 1143 | 625 | 592 | 520 | 1147 | 1748 | 14801 |
| Miscellaneous | 703 | 330 | 1070 | 598 | 948 | 557 | 864 | 644 | 266 | 619 | 506 | 1199 | 741 | 611 | 676 | 45 | ... | 10377 |
| Complaints | 46 | 75 | 134 | 120 | 124 | 45 | 165 | 140 | 48 | 94 | 156 | 84 | 24 | 66 | 47 | 54 | 53 | 1477 |
| Infectious diseases | 354 | 137 | 397 | 162 | 241 | 141 | 134 | 223 | 79 | 231 | 343 | 234 | 160 | 172 | 240 | ... | ... | 3248 |
| Intimations served | 358 | 300 | 754 | 760 | 1113 | 534 | 653 | 919 | 456 | 549 | 982 | 1246 | 603 | 750 | 845 | 545 | 668 | 12035 |
| Statutory notices served | 353 | 168 | 530 | 517 | 828 | 50 | 408 | 550 | 339 | 384 | 312 | 140 | 379 | 473 | 664 | 54 | 272 | 6421 |
| Houses re-visited | 3881 | 1431 | 4202 | 4553 | 3255 | 4159 | 4170 | 5006 | 2832 | 3506 | 3883 | 3304 | 3604 | 3581 | 4466 | 1635 | ... | 57468 |
| Summonses taken out under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 74 |
| Samples taken under the Food & Drugs Acts | 100 | 75 | 101 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 100 | 10 | 25 | 1198 |
| Summonses „ „ „ „ | 1 | ... | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | ... | 1 | 56 |
| Houses or parts of houses cleansed | 43 | 118 | 55 | 362 | 325 | 253 | 548 | 204 | 163 | 108 | 279 | 250 | 240 | 123 | 201 | 153 | 198 | 3625 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 8 | 5 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 216 |
| Drains constructed and reconstructed | 64 | 75 | 105 | 136 | 46 | 95 | 106 | 123 | 2 | 65 | 113 | 80 | 16 | 67 | 105 | 1 | ... | 1199 |
| „ cleansed and repaired | 78 | 45 | 82 | 159 | 120 | 142 | 121 | 185 | 126 | 149 | 71 | 100 | 83 | 71 | 159 | 8 | 31 | 1730 |
| „ trapped | 109 | 105 | 109 | 36 | 4 | 302 | 161 | 16 | 3 | 30 | 466 | 145 | 17 | 3 | 51 | ... | 5 | 1562 |
| New soil pipes fixed and ventilated | 4 | 30 | 41 | 70 | 12 | 52 | 78 | 9 | ... | 37 | 66 | 47 | 5 | 13 | 16 | ... | ... | 480 |
| New closet pans and traps fixed | 172 | 100 | 153 | 257 | 121 | 153 | 403 | 180 | 91 | 69 | 317 | 160 | 101 | 39 | 209 | 2 | 4 | 2531 |
| Closets provided with a water supply and flushing apparatus | 15 | 74 | 103 | 182 | 110 | 173 | 336 | 137 | 202 | 151 | 397 | 270 | 38 | 10 | 127 | 18 | 108 | 2451 |
| Closets provided with light and ventilation | ... | 1 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 11 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 144 |
| „ cleansed and repaired | ... | 13 | 101 | 104 | 73 | 212 | 217 | 34 | 121 | 27 | 235 | 79 | 55 | 49 | 51 | 164 | 58 | 1593 |
| Yards cleansed, repaved, or paving repaired | 167 | 74 | 119 | 99 | 22 | 87 | 158 | 311 | 170 | 121 | 190 | 110 | 103 | 80 | 197 | 46 | 53 | 2107 |
| Wash-houses, forecourts, areas, &c., paved | 4 | 7 | 49 | 61 | 2 | 83 | 46 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | ... | 20 | 38 | 64 | 3 | 15 | 481 |
| Sanitary dust receptacles provided | 32 | 63 | 138 | 139 | 41 | 14 | 58 | 119 | 80 | 37 | 117 | 61 | 30 | 47 | 181 | 29 | 34 | 1220 |
| Sink, bath, and lavatory pipes and rainwater pipes disconnected | 31 | 40 | 17 | 222 | ... | 90 | 62 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 142 | 41 | 2 | 13 | 72 | ... | ... | 764 |
| Houses ventilated under lower floor | ... | 22 | 11 | 40 | 6 | ... | 13 | 71 | 20 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 48 | 319 |
| Miscellaneous repairs, viz.: roofs, floors, gutters, &c. | 36 | 57 | 129 | 592 | 168 | 178 | 421 | 375 | 200 | 293 | 239 | 280 | 257 | 338 | 269 | 209 | 441 | 4482 |
| Overcrowding in dwellings abated | 10 | 17 | 113 | 25 | 103 | ... | 56 | 41 | 20 | 40 | 165 | 160 | 62 | 90 | 3 | 300 | 284 | 1489 |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued | ... | 11 | 7 | ... | 18 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 34 | ... | 7 | 8 | 107 |
| Manure receptacles provided or reconstructed | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 42 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 7 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 49 | 143 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 175 | 54 | 4 | 57 | 12 | 53 | 14 | 667 |
| Workshops inspected | 52 | 93 | 522 | 49 | 219 | 138 | 226 | 54 | 20 | 115 | 375 | 196 | 66 | 170 | 74 | ... | ... | 2369 |
| „ limewashed and cleansed | 12 | 27 | 90 | 5 | 30 | 45 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 95 | 63 | 36 | 31 | 32 | ... | ... | 545 |
| „ ventilated and effluvium nuisances abated | 3 | 1 | 20 | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 75 |
| Overcrowding in workshops abated | ... | 4 | 6 | ... | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 51 |
| Additional W.C. accommodation provided for workpeople, &c. | 10 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 8 | ... | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | ... | 11 | 4 | ... | 1 | 104 |
| Bakehouses inspected | 26 | 15 | 26 | 52 | 18 | 12 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 24 | 21 | ... | ... | 334 |
| „ cleansed | 2 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | ... | ... | 187 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 78 |
| Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance removed | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | 7 | ... | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | ... | 65 |
| Cowhouses and slaughterhouses inspected | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ... | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | 102 |
| Dairies and milkshops inspected | 96 | 121 | 149 | 191 | 154 | 33 | 132 | 88 | 30 | 75 | 97 | 51 | 27 | 36 | 52 | ... | ... | 1332 |
| Damp walls remedied | ... | 32 | 13 | 58 | 54 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 10 | ... | 28 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 12 | ... | 31 | 324 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 10 | 39 |
| Urinals fixed | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 |
| Open fires in yards abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | ... | 28 | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 |
| Canal Boats inspected | ... | ... | ... | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61 |
| Areas and stables paved and drained | ... | 2 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 43 |
| Occupation of shed as dwelling discontinued | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 |