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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 1922
[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. | BOTTOMLE. | HARRIS. | TRIMMING. | TWYNHAM. | TOTALS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Inspections— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| House to house | 385 | 687 | 430 | 443 | 762 | 713 | 829 | 695 | 994 | 899 | 952 | 830 | 938 | 557 | 471 | 1039 | 1079 | 312 | 382 | 13397 |
| Micellaneous | 1689 | 863 | 1493 | 1275 | 1363 | 2071 | 724 | 1545 | 1310 | 969 | 1582 | 1090 | 1220 | 1207 | 1059 | 361 | 195 | 898 | 1010 | 21874 |
| Complaints | 317 | 436 | 143 | 152 | 142 | 431 | 480 | 137 | 90 | 321 | 162 | 424 | 75 | 130 | 676 | 15 | 36 | 266 | 111 | 4544 |
| Infectious disease | 73 | 180 | 80 | 59 | 246 | 107 | 111 | 132 | 55 | 131 | 93 | 228 | 125 | 70 | 105 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1795 |
| Re-visits—Number of | 1798 | 2500 | 2519 | 1909 | 5324 | 3534 | 3419 | 1396 | 2662 | 4836 | 2616 | 3744 | 2992 | 2230 | 1865 | 3930 | 3731 | 3926 | 3398 | 58329 |
| Intimations served | 574 | 1108 | 803 | 639 | 1132 | 1099 | 1239 | 656 | 806 | 1384 | 1415 | 1254 | 970 | 687 | 698 | 750 | 819 | 999 | 1059 | 18091 |
| Statutory notices served | 271 | 812 | 456 | 473 | 273 | 593 | 845 | 224 | 174 | 931 | 491 | 965 | 248 | 406 | 443 | 80 | 261 | 854 | 269 | 8569 |
| Summonses taken out under the Public heath (London) Act, 1891 | 14 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ... | 14 | 29 | 8 | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 13 | 5 | 117 |
| Food and Drugs Acts, etc.—No. of samples taken | 86 | 98 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 101 | 95 | 93 | 100 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 90 | 91 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1408 |
| ,, ,, No. of summonses taken | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57 |
| Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance, removed | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 66 |
| Areas and stables paved and drained | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 48 |
| Bakehouses—No. of inspections to | 22 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 314 |
| ,, No. cleansed | 22 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 314 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered | 10 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 79 |
| Damp walls remedied | 89 | 52 | 112 | 30 | 94 | 45 | 55 | 58 | 17 | 22 | 58 | 78 | 61 | 46 | 23 | 19 | 106 | 55 | 21 | 991 |
| Drains—Cleansed or repaired | 57 | 124 | 40 | 26 | 100 | 50 | 134 | 86 | 23 | 146 | 127 | 66 | 73 | 56 | 67 | 19 | 34 | 39 | 2 | 269 |
| Constructed or reconstructed | 15 | 50 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 311 |
| Soil pipes fixed and ventilated | 15 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 3 | ... | 2 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 156 |
| Trapped | 34 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 55 | 7 | 20 | 34 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 382 |
| Dust receptacles provided | 36 | 68 | 73 | 98 | 221 | 107 | 169 | 120 | 142 | 333 | 240 | 316 | 127 | 70 | 85 | 163 | 10 | 167 | 154 | 2699 |
| Houses or parts of houses cleansed | 421 | 385 | 414 | 406 | 524 | 309 | 707 | 348 | 402 | 718 | 290 | 640 | 573 | 354 | 253 | 564 | 727 | 504 | 609 | 9098 |
| ,, ventilated beneath the lower floor | 2 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | 15 | 1 | 141 |
| Light and ventilation provided to rooms. | ... | 4 | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ... | 65 |
| Manure receptacles provided or reconstructed | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 67 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 140 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 13 | 60 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 83 | ... | 10 | 19 | 2 | 540 |
| Open fires in yards abolished | 4 | 12 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
| Overcrowding in dwellings abated | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 53 |
| Sheds occupied as dwellings discontinued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Sink, bath, lavatory pipes and rainwater pipes disconnected | 14 | 57 | 31 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 10 | ... | 6 | ... | 64 | 35 | 5 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 237 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 1 | ... | 9 | 2 | 9 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 |
| Underground rooms—Illegal occupation discontinued | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 |
| Urinals fixed | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 87 | 208 | 42 | 98 | 148 | 189 | 192 | 94 | 66 | 214 | 153 | 207 | 125 | 26 | 79 | 56 | 256 | 232 | 116 | 2588 |
| Wash-houses, forecourts, &c., paved | 7 | 27 | 52 | 4 | 98 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 35 | 40 | 8 | 63 | 470 |
| Waterclosets—Cleansed or repaired | 164 | 106 | 105 | 151 | 146 | 365 | 98 | 97 | 256 | 219 | 318 | 206 | 141 | 43 | 141 | 161 | 255 | 421 | 323 | 3716 |
| „ Light and ventilation provided | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | 15 | 23 | ... | 15 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 84 |
| ,, Pans and traps fixed | 164 | 14 | 46 | 12 | 94 | 54 | 46 | 23 | 20 | 74 | 15 | 88 | 61 | 32 | 45 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 843 |
| ,, Water supply or flushing apparatus provided | 164 | 110 | 78 | 56 | 102 | 171 | 76 | 46 | 10 | 157 | 122 | 72 | 135 | 66 | 70 | 4 | 64 | 98 | 107 | 1708 |
| Water supply to houses reinstated | 7 | 4 | 31 | ... | ... | 3 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 6 | 3 | 114 |
| Yards cleansed, paved, or paving repaired | 39 | 130 | 198 | 106 | 136 | 91 | 91 | 79 | 16 | 194 | 149 | 172 | 93 | 84 | 68 | 143 | 84 | 173 | 252 | 2298 |
| Miscellaneous repairs to roofs, gutters, floors, sashes, fireplaces, coppers, etc. | 549 | 735 | 862 | 836 | 1750 | 951 | 979 | 726 | 400 | 1609 | 1530 | 1608 | 882 | 650 | 503 | 913 | 1361 | 1780 | 1426 | 20050 |
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