London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
This page requires JavaScript
16
III. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF AREA.
Sanitary Inspection -The following tables show the work of the District
Sanitary Inspectors: —
REPORT OF INSPECTIONS, E tc . BY THE DISTRICT SANITARY INSPECTORS—1939.
| W. E. Anstee. | H. Brownlee. | J.J. Coveney. | W. Cue. | R. W. G. Day | G. D. Freeland. | C. F. Guy. | W. H. Haworth | W. H. Howard. | j. Keniry. | S. Lowther. | J. G. McCarthy. | R. Roper. | W. F. Smith. | W. T. Twynham. | E. P. Webber. | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses | 31 | 34 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 50 | 17 | — | 15 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 370 |
| Common Lodging Houses | 29 | 15 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 12 | — | 14 | — | — | 20 | — | 28 | 19 | 148* |
| Complaints | 494 | 692 | 483 | 382 | 936 | 588 | 414 | 489 | 1,052 | 791 | 618 | 907 | 655 | 566 | 595 | 833 | 10,495 |
| Houses let in Lodgings | 115 | 103 | 72 | 50 | 231 | 259 | 237 | 68 | 23 | 103 | 32 | 60 | 103 | 252 | 63 | 156 | 1,927 |
| House to House | 11 | 8 | — | 3 | 6 | 107 | — | 74 | — | 21 | 37 | 22 | 55 | 68 | 144 | 33 | 589 |
| Infectious Disease | 63 | 44 | 74 | 78 | 73 | 40 | 55 | 33 | 63 | 78 | 74 | 90 | 35 | 91 | 39 | 47 | 977 |
| Offensive Trades | — | 13 | 9 | — | — | 47 | 5 | — | — | 46 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 198 | |
| Outworkers | 28 | 25 | - | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 98 | 340 |
| Restaurants and Eating Houses | 51 | 53 | 6 | 80 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 36 | 11 | 72 | 29 | _ | 65 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 558 |
| Markets (week-end) | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | . 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 47 |
| Seamen's Lodging Houses | - | - | - | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 117 |
| Shops Act | 93 | 40 | 20 | 53 | 7 | 15 | - | 37 | 1 | 117 | 64 | — | 63 | 14 | 1 | 65 | 600 |
* In addition, 21 inspections to Women's Common Lodging Houses were made by Miss Whitty.