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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 1926
[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 1926:—
| Manor Park Ward. | Little Ilford Ward. | Woodgrange Ward. | Plashet Ward. | Kensington Ward. | Castle Ward. | Central Ward. | Wall End Ward. | Greatifield | South Ward. | Total. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 toH. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H.to H. | |
| Premises found in fair condition | 390 | 21 | 149 | 32 | 195 | 3 | 310 | 31 | 103 | ... | 179 | 81 | 224 | 42 | 108 | 31 | 88 | ... | 207 | 54 | 2013 | 295 |
| Factory and workshop premises inspected | 17 | ... | 7 | ... | 13 | ... | 27 | ... | 4 | ... | 26 | ... | 21 | ... | 11 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 132 | ... |
| Outworkers'premises inspected | 66 | ... | 3 | ... | 26 | ... | 25 | ... | 13 | ... | 23 | ... | 22 | ... | 10 | ... | 9 | ... | 8 | ... | 145 | ... |
| Bakehouses inspected | 13 | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | 9 | ... | 7 | ... | 10 | ... | 15 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 79 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 225 | ... | ... | ... | 138 | ... | 181 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 85 | ... | 631 | ... |
| Dairies inspected | 12 | ... | 45 | ... | 10 | ... | 12 | ... | 8 | ... | 17 | ... | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 7 | ... | 142 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 18 | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 17 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 61 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 50 | 56 | 126 | 119 | 76 | 10 | 92 | 19 | 50 | ... | 83 | 266 | 137 | 115 | 81 | 81 | 58 | ... | 144 | 123 | 897 | 789 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 11 | 31 | 28 | 83 | 9 | ... | 7 | 4 | 6 | ... | 11 | 46 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 8 | ... | 26 | 24 | 144 | 229 |
| No forecourt paving | 1 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 5 | ... | 2 | 11 | 3 | ... | 8 | 41 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 36 | 120 |
| Defective drains | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 22 | 6 |
| Defective w.c. connections | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 10 | 5 | 44 | 15 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 7 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 5 | ... | 11 | ... | 14 | ... | 13 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | ... | 28 | 15 | 137 | 97 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 9 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 5 | ... | 9 | 1 | 8 | ... | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | ... | 13 | 18 | 87 | 71 |
| Defective vent pipes | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ... | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ... | 13 | 14 | 64 | 62 |
| R.W. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 32 | 34 | 53 | 61 | 19 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 36 | ... | 34 | 100 | 50 | 30 | 44 | 56 | 45 | ... | 68 | 106 | 414 | 393 |
| R.W. pipes connected to drain | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| Roofs leaky | 17 | 10 | 59 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 52 | 6 | 23 | ... | 57 | 93 | 94 | 44 | 48 | 32 | 21 | ... | 78 | 64 | 485 | 287 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 6 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | 11 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 6 | ... | 24 | 53 | 116 | 178 |
| Houses without water (M.VV.Bd.) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ... | 9 | ... | 16 | 1 | ... | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 29 | 37 |
| Dilapidated floors | 7 | 11 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 10 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | ... | 23 | 25 | 103 | 102 |
| ...Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 3 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 20 | ... | ... | 9 | 21 | 48 | 105 |
| Dampness | 34 | 13 | 65 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 29 | ... | 34 | 29 | 57 | 15 | 39 | 22 | 18 | ... | 81 | 68 | 393 | 189 |
| Accumulations.. | 22 | ... | 13 | ... | 5 | ... | 10 | ... | 7 | ... | 11 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 2 | ... | 15 | 5 | 147 | 10 |
| Defective sashcords and windows | 13 | 13 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 13 | ... | 25 | 80 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 42 | 12 | ... | 36 | 47 | 223 | 247 |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | 7 | 5 | 24 | 10 |
| Unsound food | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 68 | ... | 30 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 32 | ... | 147 | ... |
| No dust bins | 1 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | ... | 12 | 80 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 7 | ... | 40 | 35 | 131 | 163 |
| Defective stoves- | 6 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 12 | ... | 14 | 3 | 9 | ... | 15 | 93 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 11 | ... | 24 | 14 | 171 | 168 |
| Defective coppers | 7 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 5 | ... | 11 | 4 | 4 | ... | 11 | 62 | 14 | 2S | 10 | 10 | 11 | ... | 25 | 9 | 121 | 121 |
| Animals improperly kept | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| Temporary buildings found | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Smoke nuisances | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | ... |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gipsies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 1 | ... | 18 | ... | 33 | ... |
| Breaches of Bve-Laws and Regulations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Other nuisances | 70 | 38 | 121 | 84 | 53 | 3 | 79 | 2 | 45 | ... | 92 | 125 | 105 | 63 | 126 | 75 | 35 | ... | 158 | 86 | 882 | 476 |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 63 | ... | 311 | ... | 61 | ... | 138 | ... | 123 | ... | 178 | ... | 233 | ... | 116 | ... | 86 | ... | 238 | ... | 1547 | ... |
| Drains tested | 20 | ... | 39 | ... | 11 | ... | 9 | ... | 11 | ... | 26 | ... | 19 | ... | 34 | ... | 17 | ... | 48 | ... | 234 | ... |
| Inspections | 556 | 93 | 448 | 178 | 406 | 22 | 535 | 94 | 207 | ... | 423 | 469 | 527 | 208 | 427 | 191 | 214 | ... | 588 | 287 | 4331 | 1542 |
| Total Inspections | 649 | 626 | 428 | 629 | 207 | 892 | 735 | 618 | 214 | 875 | 5873 | |||||||||||