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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COOK. | CROOK. | DEE. | FLINT. | JOHNSON. | MILLS. | PAVITT. | QUAINTRELL. | SHEPHERD. | SIMPSON. | STILES. | TWAITS. | . WATERMAN. | WHITE. | WRACK. | BOTTOM LEY. | FORBES. | GALVIN. | HARRIS. | TOLL. | TRIMMING. | TWYNHAM. | TOTALS. | |
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Number of Inspections— House to house | .. | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Complaints | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Infectious diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||
Visits to Cases of Consumption | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||||||||
Intimations served | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Statutory notices served | 899 | .. | 363 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Houses re-visited | 4480 | 5400 | 1591 | 5144 | 3839 | 2656 | 2585 | 966 | |||||||||||||||
Summonses taken out under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | .. | 20 | 64 | 13 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | 162 | |||||
Samples taken under the Food & Drugs Acts .. | 81 | 100 | 60 | 72 | 100 | 72 | 104 | 72 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1167 | |||||||
Summonses ,, „ ,, | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | •• | ||||||
Houses or parts of houses cleansed | 857 | 652 | 902 | 662 | 491 | 1022 | 778 | 606 | 326 | ||||||||||||||
Water supply to houses reinstated | 9 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | •• | |||||||
Drains constructed and reconstructed | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | .. | 14 | 18 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 176 | |||||||
„ cleansed and repaired | 158 | 85 | 76 | 34 | 11 | .. | 12 | .. | |||||||||||||||
,, trapped | 6 | 41 | 5 | .. | .. | 12 | 3 | 16 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
New soil pipes fixed and ventilated | 17 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 128 | |||||
New closet pans and traps fixed | 35 | 18 | 101 | 52 | 26 | 28 | 83 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||
Closets provided with a water supply and flushing apparatus | 141 | 227 | 43 | 62 | 189 | 122 | 21 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | ||||||||||||
Closets provided with light and ventilation | 4 | .. | 9 | .. | •• | .. | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 70 | |||||||
,, cleansed and repaired | 338 | 94 | 312 | 277 | 120 | 434 | 421 | 356 | 386 | 357 | .. | 6320 | |||||||||||
Yards cleansed, repaved, or paving repaired | 257 | 107 | 231 | 251 | 275 | 154 | 311 | ||||||||||||||||
"Wash-houses, forecourts, areas, &c., paved | 168 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 82 | .. | 16 | .. | |||||||||||||||
Sanitary dust receptacles provided | 248 | 214 | 331 | 211 | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sink, bath, and lavatory pipes and rain-water pipes disconnected | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
Houses ventilated under lower floor | 3 | 29 | 4 | .. | 4 | 49 | 14 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
Miscellaneous repairs, viz.: roofs, floors, gutters, &c. | 476 | 2146 | 1361 | 784 | 444 | 1408 | 1030 | 2052 | 775 | 2756 | 2558 | 3434 | 1040 | 32388 | |||||||||
Overcrowding in dwellings abated | 3 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 14 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | 62 | |||||||
Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | ||||
Manure receptacles provided or reconstructed | 4 | •• | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Offensive accumulations removed | 52 | 25 | 21 | .. | 5 | 87 | 42 | 37 | 18 | 11 | |||||||||||||
Bakehouses inspected | 22 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 28 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
,, cleansed | 22 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 316 | |||||||
Smoke nuisances abated | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance removed | 10 | 4 | .. | 22 | 1 | 10 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||
Damp walls remedied | 158 | 113 | 112 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cisterns cleansed find covered | 2 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | |||||||||||
Urinals fixed | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||
Open fires in yards abolished | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Canal Boats inspected | .. | .. | .. | .. | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Areas and stables paved and drained | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
Occupation of shed as dwelling discontinued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Light and ventilation provided to rooms | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||||
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