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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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T he F ollowing is a R ecord in D etail of the I nspections made during the Y ear 1927 :—
| Manor Park Ward. | Little Ilford Ward. | Woodgrange Ward. | Plashet Ward. | Kensington Ward. | Castle Ward. | Central Ward. | Wall End Ward. | Greatfield Ward. | 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.to H, | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H.to H. | |
| Premises found in fair condition | 494 | ... | 183 | 6 | 229 | 12 | 318 | 125 | 125 | 33 | 237 | 82 | 421 | 52 | 211 | 76 | 137 | 11 | 213 | 8 | 2568 | 405 |
| Factory and workshop premises inspected | 7 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | 15 | ... | 42 | ... | 33 | ... | 23 | ... | 11 | ... | 10 | ... | 160 | ... |
| Outworkers' premises inspected | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | 17 | ... | 9 | ... | 4 | ... | 34 | ... | 36 | ... | 7 | ... | 15 | ... | 8 | ... | 139 | ... |
| Bakehouses inspected | 9 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 14 | ... | 14 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 67 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 332 | ... | ... | 191 | ... | 224 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 82 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 116 | ... | 955 | ... | |
| Dairies inspected | 6 | ... | 12 | ... | 6 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 17 | ... | 18 | ... | 10 | ... | 19 | ... | 18 | ... | 114 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 15 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | ... | 14 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 63 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 63 | ... | 134 | 64 | 93 | 57 | 94 | 265 | 55 | 66 | 105 | 207 | 125 | 157 | 97 | 122 | 31 | 23 | 123 | 81 | 920 | 1052 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 17 | ... | 14 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 39 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 193 | 231 |
| No forecourt paving | 2 | ... | 7 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 50 | 86 |
| Defective drains | 3 | ... | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 9 |
| Defective w.c. connections | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 3 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 9 | ... | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | 60 | 41 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 10 | ... | 27 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 159 | 119 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 13 | ... | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ... | 9 | 2 | 102 | 77 |
| Defective vent pipes | 9 | ... | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 5 | ... | 8 | 3 | 80 | 74 | |
| R.W. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 24 | ... | 55 | 54 | 25 | 11 | 25 | 57 | 24 | 32 | 63 | 128 | 52 | 82 | 54 | 60 | 16 | 9 | 65 | 15 | 403 | 448 |
| R.W. pipes connected to drain | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | 7 |
| Roofs leaky | 31 | ... | 47 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 35 | 54 | 26 | 18 | 37 | 66 | 52 | 43 | 50 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 18 | 382 | 290 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 5 | ... | 12 | 16 | 2 | ... | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 38 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 105 | 159 |
| Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 23 | 10 |
| Dilapidated floors | 11 | ... | 25 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 8 | "3 | 1 | 13 | "2 | 107 | 81 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 1 | ... | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 35 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 86 | 131 |
| Dampness | 24 | ... | 52 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 342 | 195 |
| Accumulations | 17 | ... | 20 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ... | 20 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | ... | 13 | 3 | 100 | 8 | ||
| Defective sashcords and windows | 22 | ... | 34 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 83 | 23 | 46 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 205 | 287 |
| Overcrowding | 5 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 34 | 11 |
| Unsound food | 21 | ... | 1 | ... | 98 | ... | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 90 | ... | 286 | ... |
| No dust bins | 18 | ... | 17 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 62 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 14 | 20 | 58 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 177 | 198 |
| Defective stoves | 11 | ... | 34 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 74 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 94 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 152 | 248 |
| Defective coppers | 9 | ... | 33 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 132 | 161 |
| Animals improperly kept | 4 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | 22 | 7 |
| Temporary buildings found | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Smoke nuisances | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... |
| Gipsies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 57 | ... |
| Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | ... | |||
| Other nuisances | 57 | ... | 116 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 56 | 41 | 53 | 25 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 75 | 163 | 57 | 37 | 12 | 106 | 30 | 793 | 389 |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 64 | ... | 221 | ... | 46 | ... | 120 | ... | 80 | ... | 80 | ... | 247 | ... | 131 | ... | 56 | ... | 190 | ... | 1235 | ... |
| Drains tested | 40 | ... | 70 | ... | 7 | ... | 14 | ... | 27 | ... | 28 | ... | 43 | ... | 76 | ... | 29 | ... | 54 | ... | 388 | ... |
| Inspections | 682 | ... | 526 | 98 | 501 | 86 | 573 | 465 | 254 | 123 | 518 | 406 | 780 | 263 | 544 | 321 | 224 | 44 | 591 | 108 | 5193 | 1914 |
| Total Inspections | 682 | 624 | 587 | 1038 | 377 | 924 | 1043 | 865 | 268 | 699 | 7107 | |||||||||||