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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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RETURN OF SANITARY WORK, 193f—Continued.
| W. E. Anstee. | G. Bottomley. | C. F. Brockett. | J. H. Brownlee. | W. Cue. | R. W. G. Day | T. W. Dee. | E. J. Edwards. | E. W. Flint. | G. D. Freeland. | H. J. Green. | C. F. Guy. | H. O. Harris. | W. H. Haworth | W. H. Howard. | S. Lowther. | J. G. McCarthy. | R. Roper | W.Shepherd. | R. Simpson. | W. F. Smith. | S. H. V. Trimming. | W. T. Twynham. | R. H. Waterman. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of gutters and rain-water pipes fixed or repaired | — | 42 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 83 | 19 | 101 | 57 | 13 | 158 | 39 | 14 | 64 | 114 | 103 | 90 | 52 | - | 275 | 94 | 3 | 124 | 104 | 1,602 |
| No. of repairs to roofs | 5 | 173 | 105 | 66 | 13 | 340 | 20 | 155 | 142 | 118 | 171 | 129 | 19 | 153 | 221 | 192 | 340 | 103 | - | 270 | 173 | 7 | 200 | 310 | 3,425 |
| Sink, bath and lavatory pipes fixed or repaired | 1 | 10 | 18 | 17 | — | 70 | 12 | 41 | 24 | 6 | 114 | 70 | 13 | 23 | 60 | 105 | 143 | 27 | - | 97 | 38 | - | 109 | 26 | 1,023 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | — | 20 | 16 | — | 3 | 8 | — | 9 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 2 | - | 7 | — | - | - | 8 | 100 |
| Underground rooms — illegal occupation discontinued | — | — | - | - | — | 9 | — | - | 8 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Urinals fixed or repaired | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | - | 14 | 2 | - | 7 | 1 | 69 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 2 | 17 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 48 | 33 | 2 | 70 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 26 | - | 23 | 41 | - | 11 | 30 | 522 |
| Waterclosets—Cleansed or repaired | 4 | 48 | 59 | 52 | 12 | 100 | 20 | 59 | 66 | 51 | 274 | 87 | 33 | 56 | 39 | 154 | 96 | 127 | - | 111 | 164 | 1 | 283 | 90 | 1,986 |
| „ Light and ventilation provided | - | 23 | 25 | 3 | — | 14 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | 10 | _ | 4 | 7 | - | 56 | 10 | 213 |
| ,, Pans and traps fixed | 2 | 45 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 24 | 72 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 43 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 52 | 104 | 9 | - | 142 | 38 | - | 72 | 30 | 857 |
| „ Provision or repair of flushing apparatus | 2 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 5 | 61 | 23 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 80 | 69 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 54 | 69 | 39 | - | 115 | 39 | 1 | 140 | 75 | 1,044 |
| Water supply to houses reinstated or repaired | — | 3 | 9 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | _ | 7 | 14 | _ | 7 | 16 | 5 | - | 15 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 147 |
| Yards, areas and forecourts cleansed, paved, or paving repaired | — | 7 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 10 | 43 | 53 | 3 | 96 | 48 | 5 | 34 | 73 | 111 | 30 | 38 | - | 113 | 55 | - | 80 | 68 | 1,005 |
| Floors, windows, staircases, fireplaces and coppers repaired | 8 | 182 | 220 | 132 | 56 | 444 | 51 | 186 | 277 | 150 | 545 | 159 | 69 | 327 | 496 | 408 | 411 | 231 | - | 556 | 481 | 3 | 548 | 415 | 6,355 |
| Miscellaneous | 14 | 60 | 185 | 95 | 15 | 188 | 33 | 155 | 179 | 111 | 341 | 66 | 35 | 287 | 449 | 450 | 156 | 125 | — | 199 | 275 | 9 | 304 | 200 | 3,931 |