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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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SANITARY INSPECTORS' REPORT.
| COOK. | CROOK. | DEE. | FLINT. | JOHNSON. | MILLS. | PAVITT. | QUA INTRELL. | SHEPHERD. | SIMPSON. | STILES. | TW AITS. | WATERMAN. | WHITE. | WRACK. | BOTTOMLEY. | HARKIS. | TRIMMING. | TWYNHAM. | GALVIN (8 months) | McGRATH (4 months) | TOTAL. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of luspectious— House to house | 514 | 501 | 530 | 582 | 244 | 466 | 761 | 117 | 759 | 789 | 923 | 1117 | 805 | 604 | 823 | 1199 | 1069 | 144 | 209 | 675 | 339 | 13170 |
| Micellaneous | 2630 | 667 | 1280 | 1386 | 1401 | 1660 | 702 | 1047 | 911 | 812 | 1483 | 677 | 1212 | 1213 | 881 | 398 | 507 | 1149 | 1426 | 244 | 188 | 21874 |
| Complaints | 337 | 509 | 228 | 192 | 201 | 256 | 528 | 156 | 108 | 279 | 180 | 506 | 115 | 178 | 473 | 15 | 99 | 244 | 64 | 28 | 7 | 4703 |
| Infectious diseases | 283 | 393 | 76 | 154 | 209 | 225 | 335 | 198 | 122 | 368 | 203 | 322 | 217 | 173 | 244 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3522 |
| Re-visits—Number of | 2033 | 2545 | 2251 | 2262 | 4254 | 3295 | 4488 | 1277 | 3511 | 5712 | 3079 | 3860 | 2909 | 2366 | 1974 | 6078 | 4006 | 4726 | 3787 | 2206 | 1540 | 68159 |
| Intimations served | 622 | 1062 | 686 | 592 | 1082 | 926 | 1142 | 638 | 788 | 1376 | 1365 | 1277 | 857 | 741 | 539 | 713 | 741 | 1055 | 1161 | 508 | 431 | 18802 |
| Statutory notices served | 389 | 787 | 394 | 441 | 595 | 492 | 916 | 456 | 231 | 1033 | 648 | 1225 | 431 | 409 | 299 | 79 | 123 | 541 | 201 | 217 | 42 | 9949 |
| Summonses taken out under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4 | ... | 7 | 44 | 8 | 24 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 130 |
| Food and Drugs Acts, etc.—No. of samples taken | 94 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 101 | 97 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 100 | 92 | 93 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1402 |
| „ ,, No. of summonses taken | ... | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69 |
| Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance, removed | 8 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ... | 50 |
| Areas and stables paved and drained | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| Bakehouses—No. of inspections to | 22 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 318 |
| „ No. cleansed | 22 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 818 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 11 | 52 | 4 | 3 | ... | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 107 |
| Damp walls remedied | 29 | 58 | 68 | 40 | 58 | 36 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 21 | 83 | 118 | 54 | 57 | 22 | 39 | 94 | 103 | 52 | 89 | 62 | 1183 |
| Drains—Cleansed or repaired | 54 | 138 | 38 | 33 | 112 | 68 | 103 | 99 | 20 | 148 | 163 | 113 | 116 | 29 | 46 | 16 | 33 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1405 |
| Constructed or reconstructed | 17 | 72 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 319 |
| Soil pipes fixed and ventilated | 7 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 13 | ... | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 143 |
| Trapped | 25 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 78 | 12 | ... | 6 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 292 |
| Dust receptacles provided | 31 | 165 | 102 | 128 | 249 | 64 | 333 | 116 | 57 | 237 | 128 | 235 | 158 | 57 | 28 | 122 | 180 | 143 | 210 | 81 | 57 | 2881 |
| Houses or parts of houses cleansed | 887 | 623 | 271 | 445 | 397 | 267 | 640 | 361 | 450 | 754 | 254 | 818 | 490 | 254 | 251 | 541 | 581 | 613 | 555 | 275 | 268 | 9495 |
| ,, ventilated beneath the lower floor | ... | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 7 | 22 | 22 | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 167 |
| Light and ventilation provided to rooms | ... | 4 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 9 | 15 | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | 219 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 270 |
| Manure receptacles provided or reconst ructed | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 73 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 143 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 65 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 525 |
| Open fires in yards abolished | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Overcrowding in dwellings abated | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 56 |
| Sheds occupied as dwellings discontinued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sink, bath, lavatory pipes and rainwater pipes disconnected | 16 | 9 | 15 | ... | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | 115 | 25 | ... | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 255 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 2 | ... | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 2 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | |
| Underground rooms—Illegal occupation discontinued | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| Urinals fixed | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 83 | 347 | 43 | 110 | 120 | 113 | 161 | 124 | 80 | 306 | 211 | 191 | 105 | 46 | 68 | 88 | 297 | 368 | 102 | 50 | 19 | 3032 |
| Wash-houses, forecourts, &c., paved | ... | 5 | 4 | 7 | 111 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 13 | ... | 61 | 43 | 11 | ... | 417 |
| Waterclosets—Cleansed or repaired | 119 | 223 | 118 | 168 | 209 | 366 | 119 | 144 | 167 | 191 | 265 | 306 | 176 | 58 | 117 | 247 | 165 | 490 | 472 | 105 | 25 | 4250 |
| „ Light and ventilation provided | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ... | 1 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 126 |
| „ Pans and traps fixed | 39 | 98 | 35 | 8 | 93 | 57 | 64 | 21 | 13 | 67 | 21 | 83 | 59 | 17 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 776 |
| „ Water supply or flushing apparatus provided | 69 | 95 | 91 | 62 | 144 | 146 | 48 | 50 | 33 | 157 | 151 | 85 | 180 | 55 | 71 | 6 | 68 | 101 | 152 | ... | 22 | 1787 |
| Water supply to houses reinstated | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 13 | ... | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 174 |
| Yards cleansed, paved, or paving repaired | 31 | 240 | 42 | 112 | 115 | 66 | 145 | 102 | 19 | 172 | 148 | 285 | 116 | 117 | 37 | 167 | 92 | 159 | 179 | 203 | 75 | 2572 |
| Miscellaneous repairs to roofs, gutters, floors, sashes, fireplaces, coppers, etc. | 521 | 1648 | 517 | 948 | 1548 | 784 | 1025 | 1105 | 970 | 1663 | 1391 | 2220 | 627 | 607 | 509 | 1258 | 1504 | 1775 | 1424 | 1323 | 558 | 23920 |
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