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Stepney 1906
[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. | DEE. | TOTALS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Inspections— | ||||||||||||||||||
| House to house | 552 | 542 | 530 | 221 | 176 | 909 | 379 | 408 | 352 | 378 | 545 | 570 | 551 | 639 | 382 | 7134 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1174 | 1051 | 1860 | 600 | 442 | 846 | 1070 | 739 | 943 | 1438 | 1019 | 682 | 8l8 | 1157 | 335 | 14770 | ||
| Complaints | 64 | 120 | 131 | 48 | 84 | 187 | 124 | 89 | 202 | 26 | 89 | 64 | 68 | 47 | 44 | 1628 | ||
| Infectious diseases | 235 | 185 | 279 | 137 | 33 | 129 | 185 | 177 | 204 | 160 | 84 | 85 | 135 | 98 | 14 | 11 | 2224 | |
| Visits for overcrowding | 698 | 591 | 876 | 581 | 184 | 982 | 535 | 858 | 497 | 1703 | 585 | 642 | 769 | 561 | 1519 | 345 | 12618 | |
| Intimations served | 449 | 7I0 | 825 | 521 | 388 | 660 | 721 | 916 | 655 | 1337 | 684 | 757 | 789 | 891 | 800 | 1151 | 12513 | |
| Statutory notices served | 442 | 414 | 545 | 301 | 278 | 112 | 406 | 582 | 353 | 692 | 125 | 487 | 579 | 701 | 555 | 537 | 41 | 7150 |
| Houses re-visited | 4011 | 3092 | 3674 | 2783 | 1267 | 4444 | 3437 | 4627 | 3727 | 3963 | 2642 | 3933 | 3304 | 4343 | 3236 | 4815 | 1014 | 57312 |
| Summonses taken out under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 and Bye Laws | ... | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 39 | ... | 1 | 15 | ... | 2 | 23 | ... | 112 |
| Samples taken under the Food & Drugs Acts | 101 | 99 | 108 | 48 | 28 | 72 | 72 | 98 | 72 | 98 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 100 | 35 | ... | ... | 1147 |
| Summonses „ ,, ,, ,, | 9 | 8 | 14 | 2 | ... | 4 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | ... | ... | 118 |
| Summonses under Dairies and Milkshops Orders | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 |
| Houses or parts of houses cleansed | 63 | 342 | 100 | 199 | 158 | 295 | 548 | 195 | 195 | 475 | 196 | 305 | 275 | 291 | 186 | 811 | 209 | 4843 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 22 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 230 |
| Drains constructed and reconstructed | 102 | 115 | 137 | 51 | 9 | 44 | 107 | 85 | 35 | 37 | 53 | 50 | 44 | 95 | 98 | ... | ... | 1062 |
| „ cleansed and repaired | 76 | 52 | 48 | 87 | 82 | 192 | 206 | 16 | 91 | 84 | 102 | 73 | 85 | 39 | 92 | 26 | 1440 | |
| „ trapped | 30 | 203 | 174 | 12 | ... | 3 | 148 | 9 | 166 | 230 | 45 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1258 | |
| New soil pipes fixed and ventilated | 4 | 68 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 71 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 15 | 42 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 2 | ... | 404 | |
| New closet pans and traps fixed | 234 | 145 | 348 | 22 | 28 | 99 | 172 | 158 | 60 | 146 | 94 | 77 | 19 | 143 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1759 |
| Closets provided with a water supply and flushing apparatus | 30 | 172 | 269 | 80 | 33 | 114 | 140 | 79 | 75 | 261 | 108 | 58 | 41 | 138 | 47 | 129 | 39 | 1813 |
| Closets provided with light and ventilation | 2 | 3 | 207 | 12 | ... | ... | 22 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 286 |
| ,, cleansed and repaired | 2 | 18 | 94 | 89 | 58 | 160 | 192 | 26 | 37 | 310 | 98 | 61 | 114 | 67 | 79 | 161 | 41 | 1607 |
| Yards cleansed, repaved, or paving repaired | 262 | 341 | 160 | 67 | 44 | 79 | 246 | 190 | 130 | 138 | 82 | 241 | 116 | 240 | 94 | 129 | 2 | 2561 |
| Wash-houses, forecourts, areas, &c., paved | 30 | 22 | 28 | 18 | ... | 27 | 21 | 9 | 29 | 52 | 5 | 45 | 9 | 43 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 364 |
| Sanitary dust receptacles provided | 92 | 147 | 267 | 99 | 33 | 2 | 47 | 136 | 35 | 79 | 37 | 48 | 64 | 223 | 47 | 113 | 28 | 1497 |
| Sink, bath, and lavatory pipes and rain-water pipes disconnected | 32 | 21 | 234 | 44 | ... | 50 | 64 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 6 | ... | 3 | 601 |
| Houses ventilated under lower floor | 2 | 52 | 21 | 4 | ... | 1 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 71 | 25 | 16 | 2 | ... | 278 | |
| Miscellaneous repairs, viz.: roofs, floors, gutters, &c. | 64 | 208 | 254 | 376 | 144 | 186 | 442 | 317 | 186 | 398 | 220 | 440 | 432 | 336 | 243 | 944 | 53 | 5243 |
| Overcrowding in dwellings abated | 7 | 8 | 56 | 4 | 25 | ... | 76 | 6 | 10 | 154 | 61 | 46 | 62 | 23 | 199 | 46 | 805 | |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued | ... | 9 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 7 | 2 | 66 |
| Manure receptacles provided or reconstructed | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 43 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 6 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 109 | 104 | 5 | 14 | 207 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 53 | 50 | 35 | 743 |
| Workshops ventilated and effluvium nuisances abated | 4 | 2 | 13 | ... | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 114 |
| Bakehouses inspected | 31 | 26 | 52 | 34 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 26 | 22 | 10 | ... | ... | 366 | |
| ,, cleansed | 31 | 26 | 52 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 15 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 10 | ... | ... | 283 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 22 | ... | 7 | 7 | ... | 2 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 4 | ... | 120 | |
| Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance removed | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 66 |
| Cowhouses and slaughterhouses inspected | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ... | 7 | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | 95 |
| Dairies and milkshops inspected | 201 | 76 | 140 | 110 | 100 | 132 | 192 | 173 | 112 | 396 | 244 | 60 | 102 | 85 | 28 | ... | ... | 2151 |
| Damp walls remedied | 28 | 27 | 15 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 367 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 55 | 6 | 159 |
| Urinals fixed | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 25 |
| Open fires in yards abolished | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | 1 | 64 |
| Canal Boats inspected | ... | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
| Areas and stables paved and drained | 6 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ... | 4 | 7 | ... | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 76 |
| Occupation of shed as dwelling discontinued | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
| Light and ventilation provided to rooms | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | 37 | 2 | 60 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 1 | 13 | 8 | 31 | ... | 48 | 12 | 50 | 63 | 182 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 66 | 171 | 4 | 716 |