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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 1925
[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 1925:—
| Manor Park Ward. | Little Ilford Ward. | Woodgrange Ward. | Plashet | Ward. | Kensington Ward. | Castle Ward. | Central Ward. | Wall End Ward. | Greatfield Ward. | South Ward. | Total. | |||||||||||
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| 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. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H.to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H.to H. | |
| Premises found in fair condition | 360 | 16 | 155 | 16 | 242 | 91 | 292 | 174 | 94 | ... | 236 | 51 | 299 | 81 | 167 | 8 | 101 | ... | 181 | 109 | 2127 | 546 |
| Factory and workshop premises inspected | 11 | ... | 6 | ... | 22 | ... | 26 | ... | 6 | ... | 27 | ... | 49 | ... | 22 | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | 181 | ... |
| Outworkers' premises inspected | 1 | ... | 12 | ... | 42 | ... | 27 | ... | 5 | ... | 45 | ... | 35 | ... | 12 | ... | 17 | ... | 16 | ... | 212 | ... |
| Bakehouses inspected | 9 | ... | 6 | ... | 5 | ... | 9 | ... | 10 | ... | 19 | ... | 11 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 81 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 200 | ... | ... | ... | 109 | ... | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | 454 | ... |
| Dairies inspected | 6 | ... | 20 | ... | 12 | ... | 9 | ... | 5 | ... | 16 | ... | 15 | ... | 9 | ... | 12 | ... | 12 | ... | 116 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 25 | ... | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ... | 90 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 51 | 29 | 113 | 100 | 81 | 150 | 110 | 147 | 76 | ... | 116 | 121 | 125 | 168 | 114 | 60 | 51 | 11 | 149 | 266 | 986 | 1052 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 13 | 26 | 40 | 51 | 12 | 33 | 5 | 17 | 15 | ... | 13 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 162 | 225 |
| No forecourt paving | 4 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 58 | 9 | 72 | 6 | ... | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 38 | 202 |
| Defective drains | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 17 | 1 |
| Defective w.c. connections | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Defective w.c. traps | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 7 | 30 | 17 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 8 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | ... | 15 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 36 | 150 | 120 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 2 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 34 | 4 | ... | 7 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | 12 | 16 | 74 | 119 |
| Defective vent pipes | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 8 | ... | 12 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 73 | 76 |
| R.W. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 23 | 12 | 59 | 85 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 38 | ... | 46 | 28 | 55 | 78 | 48 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 63 | 139 | 403 | 440 |
| Do. connected to drain | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 |
| Roofs leaky | 31 | 8 | 52 | 18 | 41 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 36 | ... | 52 | 37 | 103 | 63 | 64 | 39 | 15 | ... | 69 | 98 | 511 | 360 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | ... | 12 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 98 | 124 |
| Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 26 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 20 | 36 |
| Dilapidated floors | 9 | 7 | 26 | 81 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | ... | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | ... | 30 | 31 | 131 | 166 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ... | 10 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 43 | 84 | 141 |
| Dampness | 27 | 5 | 56 | 35 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 23 | 41 | ... | 33 | 15 | 92 | 39 | 51 | 28 | 18 | ... | 59 | 86 | 427 | 249 |
| Accumulations | 7 | ... | 12 | 4 | 15 | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | 17 | ... | 22 | 15 | 21 | ... | 1 | ... | 21 | 21 | 128 | 40 |
| Defective sashcords and windows | 17 | 11 | 43 | 50 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 27 | 28 | ... | 29 | 23 | 38 | 64 | 28 | 23 | 18 | ... | 69 | 127 | 313 | 361 |
| Overcrowding | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | 39 | 13 |
| Unsound food | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 47 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 66 | ... |
| No dust bins | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 36 | 9 | ... | 16 | 36 | 22 | 48 | 18 | 17 | 11 | ... | 37 | 71 | 144 | 257 |
| Defective stoves | 11 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 19 | 33 | 25 | 51 | 18 | ... | 27 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 44 | 228 | 207 |
| Defective coppers | 3 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 15 | ... | 12 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 132 | 175 |
| Animals improperly kept | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | 7 |
| Temporary buildings found | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... |
| Smoke nuisances | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 24 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 48 | 2 |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gipsies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 107 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ... | 127 | ... |
| Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Other nuisances | 62 | 35 | 129 | 89 | 46 | 54 | 95 | 42 | 84 | ... | 105 | 112 | 126 | 51 | 151 | 85 | 46 | 6 | 109 | 182 | 953 | 656 |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 77 | ... | 236 | ... | 116 | ... | 109 | ... | 139 | ... | 173 | ... | 362 | ... | 190 | ... | 64 | ... | 276 | ... | 1742 | ... |
| Drains tested | 14 | ... | 31 | 2 | 8 | ... | 18 | ... | 11 | ... | 25 | ... | 21 | ... | 23 | ... | 21 | ... | 27 | ... | 199 | 2 |
| Inspections | 493 | 83 | 457 | 133 | 448 | 319 | 496 | 391 | 253 | ... | 496 | 205 | 644 | 362 | 443 | 97 | 199 | 16 | 510 | 522 | 4439 | 2128 |
| Total Inspections | 576 | 590 | 767 | 887 | 253 | 701 | 1006 | 540 | 215 | 1032 | 6567 | |||||||||||