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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
East Ham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The Following is a Record in Detail of the Inspections made during the Year 1920 :—
| Beckton & North Woolwich Ward. | Central East Ward. | Central West Ward. | Manor Park Ward. | Plashet East Ward. | Plashet West Ward. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 | ||||||||
| Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | |
| Premises found in fair condition | 96 | 123 | 126 | 323 | 103 | 155 | 134 | 43 | 73 | 21 | 88 | 51 | 620 | 716 |
| Factory and workshop premises | 3 | ... | 9 | ... | 7 | ... | 41 | ... | 8 | ... | 32 | ... | 100 | ... |
| Outworkers' premises ... ... ...... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 37 | ... | 2 | ... | 22 | ... | 61 | ... | 124 | ... |
| Bakehouses | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | 21 | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | ... | 50 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 2 | ... | 18 | ... | 1 | ... | 63 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 90 | ... |
| Dairies ... | 15 | ... | 13 | ... | 15 | ... | 67 | ... | 3 | ... | 11 | ... | 124 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 62 | ... | 44 | ... | 34 | ... | 18 | ... | 5 | ... | 13 | ... | 176 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated ... | 97 | 476 | 231 | 833 | 390 | 1099 | 312 | 607 | 229 | 181 | 243 | 348 | 1502 | 3544 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated ... | 20 | 79 | 41 | 169 | 65 | 227 | 65 | 274 | 30 | 64 | 33 | 58 | 254 | 871 |
| No forecourt paving ... | 1 | 12 | 3 | 54 | 37 | 87 | 13 | 61 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 89 | 260 |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 381 | ... | 363 | ... | 382 | ... | 471 | ... | 190 | ... | 150 | ... | 1937 | ... |
| Defective drains | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 9 | ... | 8 | ... | 5 | ... | 28 | 1 |
| Defective w.c. connections ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 2 |
| Defective w.c. traps ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 18 | 7 |
| Soil pipes and drains insufficiently ventilated | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Defective flushing apparatus... | 10 | 38 | 36 | 71 | 69 | 114 | 68 | 80 | 37 | 17 | 49 | 35 | 269 | 355 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 4 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 26 | 52 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 22 | 97 | 166 |
| Defective vent pipes ... | 8 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 25 | 73 | 30 | 70 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 130 | 231 |
| R.W. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 36 | 101 | 91 | 295 | 135 | 450 | 157 | 515 | 82 | 95 | 95 | 137 | 596 | 1593 |
| Do. connected to drain | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| Roofs leaky ... ... ...... | 37 | 124 | 84 | 313 | 121 | 329 | 110 | 225 | 70 | 48 | 123 | 101 | 545 | 1140 |
| Defective sink waste pipes ... | 12 | 36 | 27 | 76 | 43 | 99 | 53 | 136 | 34 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 196 | 395 |
| Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 12 | ... |
| Cisterns without covers | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 8 | 14 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 42 |
| Drinking water improperly stored ... | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 26 |
| Dilapidated floors | 10 | 81 | 26 | 103 | 31 | 118 | 62 | 286 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 42 | 175 | 660 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation ... | 3 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 18 | 77 | 33 | 224 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 35 | 88 | 407 |
| Dampness | 37 | 114 | 78 | 294 | 132 | 322 | 168 | 349 | 99 | 54 | 101 | 81 | 615 | 1214 |
| Accumulations .. | ... | 4 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 13 | ... | 11 | ... | 78 | 28 |
| Inundations | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... |
| Overcrowding ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 10 | 2 |
| Unsound food ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 17 | ... |
| No dust bins ... | 11 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 217 | 74 | 207 | 35 | 49 | 44 | 113 | 225 | 610 |
| No manure bins | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Animals improperly kept | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 |
| Temporary buildings found ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Smoke nuisances | 6 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | ... | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 76 | 42 |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gipsies ... ... ... ... ...... | ... | ... | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | ... |
| Breaches of Bve-Laws and Regulations | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | ... |
| Other nuisances | 179 | 583 | 356 | 1212 | 503 | 1559 | 558 | 1284 | 325 | 317 | 309 | 673 | 2230 | 5628 |
| Drains tested ... | 115 | 166 | ... | 191 | 239 | 122 | ... | 133 | ... | 966 | ... | |||
| Inspections | 322 | 628 | 636 | 1275 | 763 | 1267 | 818 | 606 | 521 | 236 | 587 | 382 | 3647 | 4394 |
| Total Inspections | 950 | 1911 | 2080 | 1424 | 757 | 969 | 8041 | |||||||