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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RETURN OF SANITARY WORK, 1937—
W. E. Anstee. | J. H. Brownlee. | J. J. Coveney. | W. Cue. | R. W. G. Day | G. D. Freeland. | H. J. Green. | C. F. Guy. | W. H. Haworth | | W. H. Howard. | J. Keniry. | S. Lowther. | J. G. McCarthy. | R. Roper | W. F. Smith. | W. T. Twynham. | R. H. Waterman. | Totals. | |
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No. of gutters and rain-water pipes fixed or repaired | 71 | 51 | 4 | 66 | 106 | 37 | 135 | 54 | 54 | 92 | 149 | 64 | 85 | 59 | 128 | 151 | 92 | 1,398 |
No. of repairs to roofs | 127 | 125 | 21 | 228 | 349 | 216 | 141 | 221 | 183 | 376 | 90 | 154 | 408 | 133 | 202 | 213 | 299 | 3,486 |
Sink, bath and lavatory pipes fixed or repaired | 68 | 80 | 3 | 70 | 128 | 30 | 348 | 37 | 34 | 75 | 334 | 125 | 200 | 179 | 72 | 199 | 26 | 2,008 |
Smoke nuisances abated | 26 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 10 | — | 21 | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | _ | 3 | 2 | 124 |
Urinals fixed or repaired | 3 | 16 | — | — | 5 | — | 8 | — | 7 | — | 19 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 14 | _ | 109 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 113 | 68 | — | 25 | 19 | 214 | 34 | 14 | 80 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 43 | 19 | 12 | 755 |
Waterclosets—Cleansed or repaired | 97 | 102 | 6 | 105 | 124 | 98 | 241 | 55 | 80 | 104 | 49 | 66 | 87 | 153 | 103 | 275 | 84 | 1,829 |
„ Light and ventilation provided | 3 | 43 | — | 12 | 2 | — | 207 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | _ | 1 | 138 | - | 254 | 6 | 680 |
„ Pans and traps fixed | 26 | 34 | — | 43 | 85 | 24 | 288 | 24 | 68 | 39 | 172 | 53 | 156 | 157 | 36 | 277 | 43 | 1,525 |
„ Provision or repair of flushing apparatus | 82 | 24 | 3 | 41 | 78 | 29 | 394 | 39 | 36 | 67 | 183 | 26 | 158 | 132 | 36 | 332 | 61 | 1,721 |
Water supply to houses reinstated or repaired | 34 | 26 | 2 | 18 | 16 | — | 3 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 15 | 255 |
Yards, areas and forecourts cleansed, paved, or paving repaired | 83 | 20 | 1 | 41 | 84 | 46 | 72 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 10 | 67 | 32 | 30 | 96 | 112 | 36 | 827 |
Floors, windows, staircases, fireplaces and coppers repaired | 143 | 185 | 19 | 291 | 544 | 190 | 387 | 238 | 257 | 431 | 223 | 219 | 462 | 382 | 229 | 355 | 271 | 4,826 |
Miscellaneous | 152 | 206 | 2 | 145 | 136 | 205 | 273 | 607 | 300 | 663 | 216 | 473 | 151 | 181 | 463 | 263 | 102 | 4,538 |