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Stepney 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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SANITARY INSPECTORS' REPORT.
| COX. | LYON. | TWAITS. | JOHNSON. | WOONTON. | WRACK. | COOK. | PAVITT. | CROOK. | MILLS. | SHEPHERD. | WHITE. | FLINT. | SIMPSON. | QUAINTRELL. | STILES. | TOTALS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Inspections— House to house | 576 | 621 | 698 | 669 | 879 | 1130 | 620 | 556 | 669 | 271 | 55 | 585 | 637 | 64 | 186 | 1754 | 1042 |
| Miscellaneous | 840 | 631 | 1072 | 712 | 978 | 558 | 994 | 810 | 79 | 951 | 1390 | 77 | 572 | 560 | 612 | ... | I2I73 |
| Complaints | 89 | 143 | 139 | 145 | 149 | 99 | 162 | I24 | 77 | 195 | 108 | 56 | 63 | 56 | 65 | 36 | I706 |
| Infectious diseases | 271 | 226 | 342 | 302 | 130 | 150 | 127 | 203 | 140 | 262 | 220 | 113 | 121 | 230 | 38 | 2875 | |
| Visits for overcrowding | 738 | 5° 2 | 857 | 1187 | 817 | 1334 | 717 | 764 | 772 | 595 | 735 | 598 | 623 | 830 | 1049 | 1417 | 14866 |
| Intimations served | 332 | 382 | 693 | 866 | 869 | 528 | 639 | 856 | 471 | 922 | 871 | 670 | 726 | 773 | 705 | 736 | 11039 |
| Statutory notices served | 292 | 279 | 402 | 555 | 626 | 69 | 338 | 509 | 337 | 464 | 247 | 441 | 501 | 594 | 396 | 351 | 6401 |
| Houses re-visited | 3537 | 2953 | 3721 | 4729 | 3238 | 3951 | 4712 | 4465 | 3472 | 4710 | 3418 | 3399 | 4488 | '974 | 3976 | 61736 | |
| Summonses taken out under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 and Bye Laws | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 94 | ||||||
| Samples taken under the Food & Drugs Acts | 100 | 102 | 100 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 7' | 72 | 100 | 21 | 18 | I l60 | ||
| Summonses | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 82 | |
| Houses or parts of houses cleansed | 40 | 59 | 71 | 364 | 282 | 194 | 47i | 196 | 138 | 200 | 235 | 225 | 130 | 220 | 254 | 535 | 3614 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 18 | 30 | 17 | 50 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 45 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 37 | 338 |
| Drains constructed and reconstructed | 47 | 107 | 98 | 55 | 49 | 59 | 113 | 89 | 86 | 99 | 63 | 36 | 46 | 140 | 46 | ... | "33 |
| cleansed and repaired | 59 | 41 | 49 | 158 | I03 | 93 | 137 | 204 | 120 | 63 | 90 | 14 | 35 | 97 | 6 | 48 | 1317 |
| trapped | 102 | 123 | 175 | 26 | 2 | 148 | 156 | 5 | 14 | 319 | 66 | ... | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1160 |
| New soil pipes fixed and ventilated | 28 | 13 | 52 | 27 | 23 | 34 | 69 | 24 | 25 | 53 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 432 |
| New closet pans and traps fixed | 180 | H7 | 271 | 108 | 88 | 134 | 274 | 144 | 68 | 231 | 130 | 40 | 13 | 275 | 8 | ... | 2111 |
| Closets provided with a water supply and flushing apparatus | 105 | 126 | 206 | 88 | 93 | 219 | 150 | 115 | 263 | 105 | 33 | 35 | 181 | 51 | 174 | 2099 | |
| Closets provided with light and ventilation | 11 | 4 | 104 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 210 |
| „ cleansed and repaired | 6 | 32 | 117 | 97 | 105 | 180 | 176 | 36 | 79 | 329 | 147 | 71 | 77 | 71 | 126 | 95 | 1744 |
| Yards cleansed, repaved, or paving repaired | 133 | 154 | 160 | 43 | 64 | 81 | 143 | 106 | 221 | 136 | 120 | 107 | 197 | IO8 | 74 | 2094 | |
| Wash-houses, forecourts, areas, &c., paved | 30 | 24 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 54 | ... | 6 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 292 |
| Sanitary dust receptacles provided | 56 | 57 | 187 | 149 | 38 | 2 | 41 | 128 | 35 | 105 | 69 | 45 | 30 | 179 | 20 | 62 | 1203 |
| Sink, bath, and lavatory pipes and rain-water pipes disconnected | 20 | 24 | 175 | 24 | ... | 92 | 23 | 86 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 1 | ... | 590 | ||
| Houses ventilated under lower floor | 15 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 54 | 15 | 41 | 16 | 287 | ||
| Miscellaneous repairs, viz.: roofs, floors, gutters, &c. | 66 | 147 | 157 | 732 | 167 | 191 | 317 | 401 | 137 | 289 | 302 | 377 | 325 | 217 | 242 | 647 | 4714 |
| Overcrowding in dwellings abated | 11 | 17 | 58 | 8 | 116 | 10 | 98 | 27 | 10 | 116 | 120 | 38 | 81 | 20 | 86 | 232 | 1048 |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued | 3 | 1 | 14 | ... | 15 | ... | 14 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ... | 3 | 3 | 79 |
| Manure receptacles provided or reconstructed | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 30 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 4 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 125 | 127 | 8 | 7 | 215 | 52 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 688 |
| Workshops inspected | 85 | 73 | 464 | 57 | 302 | 132 | 218 | 63 | 100 | 391 | 223 | 64 | 161 | 55 | 1 | ... | 2389 |
| ,, limewashed and cleansed | 4 | 13 | 47 | 12 | 42 | 6l | 34 | 16 | 25 | 108 | 85 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 1 | ... | 5M |
| ,, ventilated and eifluvium nuisances abated | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 8 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 78 |
| Overcrowding in workshops abated | 3 | 5 | 16 | ... | 13 | ... | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 63 | |
| Additional W.C. accommodation provided for workpeople, &c. | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 61 |
| Bakehouses inspected | 30 | 26 | 78 | 52 | 27 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 3 | ... | 410 |
| „ cleansed | 30 | 26 | 25 | 52 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 291 | |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ... | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | 70 | |
| Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance removed... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 59 |
| Cowhouses and slaughterhouses inspected | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | ... | 87 | ||
| Dairies and milkshops inspected | 101 | 70 | 153 | 382 | 210 | 140 | 190 | 120 | 96 | 336 | 225 | 88 | 98 | 69 | 18 | ... | 2296 |
| Damp walls remedied | 4 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 16 | ... | 18 | 23 | 14 | '3 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 297 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | 9 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 70 | 13 | 16 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 157 | |||||
| Urinals fixed | 1 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 17 | |
| Open fires in yards abolished | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 47 | 1 | 36 | ... | ... | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 109 |
| Canal Boats inspected | ... | ... | ... | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 24 |
| Areas and stables paved and drained | 2 | 19 | 22 | 8 | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 7i |
| Occupation of shed as dwelling discontinued | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | |
| Light and ventilation provided to rooms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 34 | 124 |
The figures relating to the late Mr. Willey's District have not been included in this form.