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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 1928
[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 1928:—-
| Manor Park Ward. | Little Ilford Ward. | Woodgrange Ward. | Plashet Ward. | Kinsington Ward. | Castle Ward. | Central Ward. | Wall End Ward. | Greatfield Ward. | South Ward. | Total. | ||||||||||||
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| Premises found in fair condition | 421 | ... | 203 | 58 | 218 | ... | 235 | 44 | 145 | ... | 266 | 197 | 420 | 83 | 269 | 14 | 134 | 63 | 285 | 26 | 2596 | 485 |
| Factory and workshop premises inspected... | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | 10 | ... | 12 | ... | 6 | ... | 23 | ... | 18 | ... | 20 | ... | 4 | ... | 12 | ... | 121 | ... |
| Outworkers premises inspected | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 21 | ... | 22 | ... | 9 | ... | 22 | ... | 24 | ... | 12 | ... | 13 | ... | 4 | ... | 133 | ... |
| Bakehouses inspected | 10 | ... | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 5 | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | 20 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 68 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 268 | ... | ... | ... | 192 | ... | 96 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 93 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 103 | ... | 752 | ... |
| Dairies inspected | 7 | ... | 19 | ... | 12 | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 11 | ... | 10 | ... | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | 86 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 11 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 65 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 71 | ... | 136 | 383 | 60 | 6 | 101 | 73 | 60 | ... | 149 | 490 | 205 | 106 | 118 | 48 | 50 | 36 | 185 | 113 | 1135 | 1255 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 23 | ... | 47 | 207 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 21 | ... | 19 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 30 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 225 | 314 |
| No forecourt paving | 6 | ... | 23 | 71 | 5 | ... | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 60 | 166 |
| Defective drains | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Defective w.c. connections | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 4 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 12 | ... | 17 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 5 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ... | 6 | 4 | 74 | 43 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 13 | ... | 37 | 96 | 13 | ... | 9 | 9 | 11 | ... | 13 | 42 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 187 | 203 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 13 | ... | 17 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | ... | 13 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 104 | 121 |
| Defective vent pipes | 5 | ... | 19 | 62 | 8 | ... | 2 | 2 | 12 | ... | 7 | 26 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 98 | 120 |
| R.W. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 24 | ... | 56 | 178 | 19 | 3 | 38 | 4 | 31 | ... | 53 | 157 | 70 | 50 | 57 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 85 | 128 | 473 | 606 |
| R.W. pipes connected to drain | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Roofs leaky | 33 | ... | 46 | 111 | 27 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 25 | ... | 75 | 157 | 108 | 28 | 74 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 109 | 68 | 558 | 416 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 13 | ... | 19 | 100 | 11 | ... | 4 | 3 | 7 | ... | 17 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 125 | 206 |
| Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 3 | 23 | 8 |
| Dilapidated floors | 8 | ... | 31 | 163 | 2 | ... | 7 | 2 | 8 | ... | 13 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | 19 | 9 | 111 | 203 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 8 | ... | 14 | 61 | 8 | l | 5 | 2 | 9 | ... | 9 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 88 | 130 |
| Dampness | 31 | ... | 62 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 21 | ... | 51 | 83 | 81 | 30 | 55 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 79 | 107 | 440 | 285 |
| Accumulations | 12 | ... | 16 | 4 | 11 | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 10 | 2 | 14 | ... | 35 | ... | 2 | ... | 21 | 2 | 130 | 8 |
| Defective sashcords and windows | 20 | ... | 42 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 27 | ... | 29 | 166 | 43 | 51 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 51 | 27 | 296 | 367 |
| Overcrowding | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| Unsound food | 26 | ... | ... | ... | 122 | ... | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 69 | ... | 258 | ... |
| No dust bins | 14 | ... | 23 | 13 | 6 | ... | 14 | 10 | 7 | ... | 17 | 96 | 26 | 26 | 51 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 195 | 173 |
| Defective stoves | 12 | ... | 30 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 3 | ... | 35 | 129 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 201 | 241 |
| Defective coppers | 2 | ... | 18 | 54 | 5 | ... | 9 | 12 | 5 | ... | 16 | 91 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 131 | 200 |
| Animals improperly kept | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 8 |
| Temporary buildings found | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Smoke nuisances | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 35 | ... |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Gipsies | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 65 | ... |
| Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... |
| Other nuisances | 86 | ... | 166 | 426 | 49 | 3 | 71 | 25 | 87 | ... | 129 | 166 | 174 | 57 | 227 | 16 | 35 | 37 | 167 | 50 | 1191 | 780 |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 99 | ... | 228 | ... | 62 | ... | 120 | ... | 113 | ... | 156 | ... | 276 | ... | 105 | ... | 72 | ... | 217 | ... | 1448 | ... |
| Drains tested | 37 | ... | 77 | ... | 38 | ... | 50 | ... | 40 | ... | 56 | ... | 74 | ... | 78 | ... | 26 | ... | 43 | ... | 519 | ... |
| Inspections | 636 | ... | 614 | 566 | 495 | 7 | 472 | 149 | 290 | ... | 587 | 866 | 935 | 268 | 669 | 83 | 260 | 162 | 792 | 245 | 5750 | 2346 |
| Total Inspections | 636 | 1180 | 502 | 621 | 290 | 1453 | 1203 | 752 | 422 | 1037 | 8096 | |||||||||||