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, 1939—
W. E. Anstee. | J. 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. | |
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No. of gutters and rain-water pipes fixed or repaired | 75 | 51 | 48 | 107 | 140 | 26 | 127 | 23 | 92 | 75 | 52 | 59 | 36 | 74 | 66 | 88 | 1,139 |
No. of repairs to roofs | 209 | 115 | 481 | 200 | 348 | 371 | 284 | 199 | 432 | 109 | 163 | 361 | 53 | 211 | 141 | 207 | 3,884 |
Sink, bath and lavatory pipes fixed or repaired | 135 | 59 | 42 | 94 | 157 | 50 | 73 | 23 | 111 | 144 | 81 | 126 | 60 | 36 | 87 | 76 | 1,354 |
Smoke nuisances abated | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | 37 |
Urinals fixed or repaired | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 74 | |
Verminous rooms cleansed | — | 21 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 48 | 13 | 8 | — | 33 | 23 | 30 | 43 | 314 |
Waterclosets—Cleansed or repaired | 51 | 109 | 61 | 73 | 133 | 83 | 130 | 21 | 178 | 39 | 134 | 82 | 155 | 105 | 175 | 232 | 1,761 |
" Light and ventilation provided | 73 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | _ | _ | 27 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 217 |
„ Pans and traps fixed | 91 | 42 | 83 | 93 | 73 | 11 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 157 | 81 | 88 | 44 | 19 | 50 | 128 | 1,092 |
„ Provision or repair of flushing apparatus | 74 | 24 | 90 | 87 | 61 | 27 | 38 | 23 | 59 | 139 | 19 | 115 | 37 | 15 | 55 | 127 | 990 |
Water supply to houses reinstated or repaired | 4 | 27 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 24 | 13 | _ | 5 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 53 | 287 |
Yards, areas and forecourts cleansed, paved, or paving repaired | 53 | 23 | 20 | 112 | 98 | 61 | 89 | 10 | 98 | 10 | 74 | 22 | 36 | 82 | 52 | 12 | 852 |
Floors,windows, staircases, fireplaces and coppers repaired | 207 | 160 | 358 | 394 | 611 | 413 | 290 | 269 | 578 | 129 | 475 | 569 | 218 | 258 | 228 | 323 | 5,480 |
Miscellaneous | 113 | 97 | 32 | 85 | 372 | 103 | 133 | 174 | 216 | 91 | 194 | 14 | 107 | 114 | 193 | 110 | 2,148 |