London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Dwelling rooms cleared | 312 | 107 | 948 | 969 | 1068 | 393 | 162 | 1683 | 361 | 210 | 1004 | 1128 | 115 | 660 | 408 | 9683 | |
| Underfloor ventilation provided | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| Improved light & ventilation provided to rooms | - | - | - | 3 | - | 12 | l | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 16 | - | 2 | - | 15 | 57 |
| Manure receptacles provided | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 32 | 5 | - | 11 | 92 | 43 | 15 | 35 | 26 | 31 | 24 | - | 2 | 18 | 12 | 351 | |
| Gutters and rainwater pipes fixed or repaired. | 94 | 47 | 128 | 60 | 42 | 48 | 6 | 48 | 62 | 48 | 168 | 78 | 14 | 42 | 1287 | ||
| Repairs to roofs | 196 | 13 | 620 | 241 | 282 | 303 | 45 | 74 | 540 | 138 | 132 | 398 | 402 | 30 | 348 | 221 | 3983 |
| Sink, bath & lavatory pipes fixed or repaired. | 52 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 84 | 42 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 240 | 60 | 9 | 388 | 43 | 1129 | |
| Smoke nuisances abated | 34 | - | - | 36 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 222 | ||||
| Urinals fixed or repaired. | 24 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 10 | 12 | - | - | - | 36 | - | 93 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 109 | _ | 32 | 84 | 177 | 123 | 8 | 33 | 73 | 73 | 103 | 66 | 8 | 54 | 47 | 990 |
†See also Page 40.