London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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SANITARY INSPECTORS' REPORT.

Twaits.Johnson.Wrack.Cook.Pavitt.Crook.Mills.Shepherd.White.Flint.Simpson.Quaintrell.Stiles.Dee.Waterman.Harris.Bottom ley.Totals.
Number of Inspections— House to house495458369640475338548589442587631609746585563....8075
Miscellaneous16141294126412371178158318981490132682812301695120314761632..2420972
Complaints961131312721661872461661161183910017584124143222298
Infectious diseases155776955841351111147679881238562111....1424
Visits to Cases of Consumption303733382630444034472838803535....575
Intimations served8366945398058607711390841633666932639939603687783101413632
Statutory notices served6295647221260794082820834453773144538115216653366905
Houses re-visited5589532245183771566837103829366235623523527032884529299646193386482772069
Summonses taken out under the Public Health (London) Act, 18911....11057..23525..4....45
Samples taken under the Food & Drugs Acts ..10079110721001007772727411072724372....1225
Summonses „ „ „ „931031312431310..712....81
Houses or parts of houses cleansed145317130325991703552592901112651602072382022933493915
Water supply to houses re-instated11115111219520321310101513....178
Drains constructed and reconstructed259426644168782014294313442854686....1156
„ cleansed and repaired5911312262126885371483712785129569828381340
„ trapped336481315145547023565192038411502..1089
New soil pipes fixed and ventilated143613492996187431412111666....388
New closet pans and traps fixed26193107184204118227715725197681144319211..1972
Closets provided with a water supply and flushing apparatus6415912023683130356105486190352337317794132122
Closets provided with liglit and ventilation424821719585435136213..183
„ cleansed and repaired18133181172322431831331049519163287206154146882429
Yards cleansed, repaved, or paving repaired325185671322641471231631561026213517630320797942846
Wash-houses, forecourts, areas, &c., paved8641431160536..667614615312966549
Sanitary dust receptacles provided151122144104538450264521987755790401041352
Sink, bath, and lavatory pipes and rain-water pipes disconnected1681544521342032927328842616028..767
Houses ventilated under lower floor1701133812..71111674178144..8430
Miscellaneous repairs, viz.: roofs, floors, gutters, &c.1945812662612322404314104522344963006531662751792635633
Overcrowding in dwelling rooms abated832373718732022271811634430149106668
Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued5....3..1161..5....361....41
Manure receptacles provided or reconstructed66125112..412163....41
Offensive accumulations removed1018126588920934102422534237341132737
Bakehouses inspected32342620223428221020242832818....358
„ cleansed32142620229287104242832815....279
Smoke nuisances abated3210..3348114..121586....89
Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance, removed..3..1711165147..85812896
Damp walls remedied2295429752635244529241654142481618702
Cisterns cleansed and covered88..559244..53210823214139
Urinals fixed21....25....1..14............34
Open fires in yards abolished......927249..3....1........55
Canal Boats inspected..63..............................63
Areas and stables paved and drained29467..252..2108..51....81
Occupation of shed as dwelling discontinued....................................
Light and ventilation provided to rooms..2..21111......91119734522115221