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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SANITARY INSPECTORS' REPORT.
| COX. | LYON. | TWAITS. | JOHNSON. | WRACK. | COOK. | PAVITT. | CROOK. | MILLS. | SHEPHERD. | WHITE. | FLINT. | SIMPSON. | QUAINTREL.I | STILES. | WATERMAN. | DEB. | TOTALS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Inspections-House to house | 303 | 588 | 343 | 305 | 454 | 307 | 243 | 407 | 289 | 630 | 386 | 546 | 547 | 292 | 364 | .. | .. | 6004 |
| Miscellaneous | 1727 | 1222 | 1689 | 1440 | 995 | 1089 | 1393 | 916 | 1177 | 1173 | 1131 | 782 | 1135 | 1234 | 680 | .. | 21 | 17804 |
| Complaints | 67 | 142 | 172 | 122 | 107 | 151 | 118 | 65 | 179 | 97 | 43 | 85 | 45 | 39 | 113 | 21 | 78 | 1647 |
| Infectious diseases | 390 | 325 | 544 | 172 | 160 | 219 | 259 | 193 | 335 | 337 | 198 | 216 | 352 | 97 | 263 | .. | .. | 4060 |
| Visits for overcrowding | 738 | 457 | y77 | 983 | 656 | 487 | 730 | 586 | 1980 | 357 | 586 | 567 | 769 | 554 | 1035 | 472 | 1332 | 13266 |
| Intimations served | 736 | 723 | 899 | 1096 | 697 | 676 | 970 | 637 | 828 | 639 | 716 | 794 | 955 | 722 | 1275 | 265 | 729 | 13357 |
| Statutory notices served | 601 | 458 | 597 | 766 | 55 | 413 | 681 | 441 | 412 | 417 | 493 | 586 | 784 | 468 | 807 | 73 | 295 | 8347 |
| Houses re-visited | 3923 | 3760 | 4058 | 4348 | 4348 | 3447 | 4461 | 3428 | 3794 | 2361 | 4159 | 3251 | 4478 | 3511 | 6046 | 1206 | 3653 | 64232 |
| Summonses taken out under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 and Bye Laws | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .. | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 13 | 24 | .. | 5 | 90 |
| Samples taken under the Food & Drugs Act | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 72 | 72 | 85 | 72 | 88 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 110 | 42 | 72 | .. | .. | 1208 |
| Summonses | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 78 |
| Summonses under Dairies and Milkshops Orders | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Houses or parts of houses cleansed | 101 | 131 | 83 | 410 | 180 | 416 | 219 | 150 | 194 | 120 | 326 | 217 | 255 | 277 | 627 | 226 | 513 | 4445 |
| Water supply to houses re-instated | 9 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 45 | .. | 3 | 265 |
| Drains constructed and reconstructed | 49 | 120 | 167 | 46 | 56 | 79 | 108 | 42 | 62 | 19 | 34 | 46 | 90 | 44 | 64 | .. | .. | 1026 |
| ,, cleansed and repaired | 81 | 54 | 61 | 118 | 130 | 161 | 183 | 75 | 76 | 49 | 103 | 66 | 82 | 114 | 109 | 22 | 50 | 1534 |
| ,, trapped | 16 | 170 | 203 | 51 | 74 | 124 | 90 | 46 | 206 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 90 | .. | .. | 1140 |
| New soil pipes fixed and ventilated | 14 | 12 | 48 | 53 | 11 | 34 | 4 | 24 | 42 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 9 | .. | .. | 305 |
| New closet pans and traps fixed | 1 '24 | 174 | 739 | 93 | 88 | 164 | 120 | 78 | 198 | 63 | 100 | 35 | 136 | 20 | 74 | 3 | 9 | 1718 |
| Closets provided with a water supply and flushing apparatus | 30 | 191 | 91 | 120 | 105 | 139 | 104 | 136 | 283 | 80 | 67 | 10 | 175 | 4 | 242 | 32 | 88 | 1897 |
| Closets provided with light and ventilation | 2 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | 8 | 139 |
| ,, cleansed and repaired | 7 | 11 | 41 | 107 | 289 | 207 | 30 | 108 | 160 | 63 | 65 | 125 | 93 | 134 | 300 | 51 | 196 | 1987 |
| Yards cleansed, repaved, or paving repaired | 161 | 237 | 133 | 84 | 79 | 170 | 219 | 142 | 87 | 81 | 208 | 135 | 162 | 133 | 239 | 39 | 234 | 2543 |
| Wash-houses, forecourts, areas, &c., paved or drained | 15 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 47 | 17 | .. | 45 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 174 | 9 | 26 | 565 | |
| Sanitary dust receptacles provided | 529 | 339 | 338 | 459 | 113 | 192 | 360 | 133 | 121 | 150 | 86 | 78 | 313 | 143 | 119 | 48 | 102 | 3623 |
| Sink, bath, and lavatory pipes and rain-water pipes disconnected | 21 | 6 | 88 | 48 | 10 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 330 |
| Houses ventilated under lower floor | .. | 8 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 14 | .. | 1 | 3 | 27 | 87 | 12 | 20 | 298 | .. | 17 | 539 |
| Miscellaneous repairs, viz. : roofs, floors, gutters, &c. | .. | 153 | 174 | 535 | 198 | 38.6 | 433 | 241 | 257 | 100 | 415 | 388 | 332 | 200 | 862 | 120 | 238 | 5032 |
| Manure receptacles provided or reconstructed .. | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 31 |
| Offensive accumulations removed. . | 2 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 137 | .. | 9 | 19 | 191 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 71 | 90 | 19 | 85 | 744 |
| Bakehouses inspected | 28 | 22 | 52 | 36 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 22 | .. | .. | 352 |
| ,, cleansed | 28 | 22 | 52 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 18 | .. | .. | 286 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 18 | .. | .. | 104 |
| Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance removed | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .. | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 74 |
| Cowhouses and slaughterhouses inspected | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | .. | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | 103 |
| Damp walls remedied | 10 | 24 | 9 | 68 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 141 | 18 | 181 | 617 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .. | 14 | 129 |
| Urinals fixed | .. | 3 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 |
| Open fires in yards abolished | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 42 |
| Canal Boats inspected | .. | .. | .. | 65 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 65 |
| Stables paved and drained | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 37 |
| Occupation of shed as dwelling discontinued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Light and ventilation provided to rooms | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | .. | 9 | 50 | 17 | 18 | 151 |