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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 1929
[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 1929:—
| 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 | 483 | 11 | 227 | 113 | 242 | 126 | 249 | 123 | 130 | 25 | 240 | 71 | 361 | 149 | 229 | 147 | 172 | ... | 241 | 98 | 2574 | 863 |
| Factory and workshop premises inspected | 17 | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | ... | 12 | ... | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | 19 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 92 | ... |
| Outworkers' premises inspected | 2 | ... | 10 | ... | 4 | ... | 19 | ... | 13 | ... | 27 | ... | 18 | ... | 17 | ... | 8 | ... | 7 | ... | 125 | ... |
| Bakehouses inspected | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 51 | ... |
| Slaughter.houses inspected | 340 | ... | ... | ... | 252 | ... | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 213 | ... | 984 | ... |
| Dairies inspected | 8 | ... | 13 | ... | 16 | ... | 12 | ... | 3 | ... | 18 | ... | 9 | ... | 6 | ... | 9 | ... | 12 | ... | 106 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 28 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 82 | 54 | 163 | 445 | 92 | 90 | 122 | 215 | 84 | 76 | 151 | 264 | 153 | 577 | 105 | 343 | 54 | ... | 197 | 488 | 1203 | 2552 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 13 | 10 | 23 | 58 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 95 | 18 | 13 | 26 | 48 | 54 | 155 | 69 | 180 | 9 | ... | 34 | 127 | 286 | 710 |
| No forecourt paving | 8 | 26 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 86 | 11 | 61 | 1 | ... | 5 | 68 | 94 | 332 |
| Defective drains | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | 54 | 1 |
| Defective w.c. connections | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 11 | 1 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 10 | 1 | 16 | 52 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | ... | 31 | 38 | 120 | 199 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 10 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 82 | 26 | 39 | 12 | ... | 25 | 52 | 182 | 283 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 12 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 22 | 36 | 16 | 38 | 5 | ... | 28 | 45 | 144 | 281 |
| Defective vent pipes | 11 | 14 | 23 | 84 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 15 | 84 | 3 | ... | 9 | 26 | 108 | 277 |
| r.w. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 48 | 31 | 80 | 239 | 34 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 58 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 98 | 157 | 91 | 261 | 26 | ... | 87 | 220 | 630 | 1091 |
| r.w. pipes connected to drain | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Roofs leaky | 25 | 13 | 106 | 149 | 40 | 20 | 48 | 61 | 46 | 47 | 74 | 88 | 70 | 102 | 64 | 123 | 21 | ... | 95 | 201 | 589 | 804 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 20 | 17 | 28 | 134 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 48 | 24 | 76 | 5 | ... | 13 | 86 | 163 | 425 |
| Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 13 | 35 | 76 |
| Dilapidated floors | 9 | 2 | 18 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 66 | 34 | 44 | 1 | ... | 36 | 96 | 185 | 313 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 4 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 85 | 28 | 70 | 1 | ... | 12 | 99 | 140 | 377 |
| Dampness | 41 | 31 | 93 | 118 | 40 | 20 | 37 | 25 | 38 | 19 | 35 | 44 | 38 | 60 | 32 | 26 | 13 | ... | 104 | 256 | 471 | 599 |
| Accumulations | 45 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 5 | ... | 6 | 1 | 8 | ... | 6 | ... | 15 | 2 | 20 | ... | 5 | ... | 23 | 1 | 157 | 22 |
| Defective sashcords and windows | 19 | 11 | 29 | 95 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 61 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 77 | 28 | 115 | 32 | 29 | 14 | ... | 69 | 202 | 308 | 648 |
| Overcrowding | 2 | ... | 10 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 23 | 5 | |
| Unsound food | 83 | ... | ... | ... | 186 | ... | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 142 | ... | 466 | ... |
| No dust bins | 18 | 8 | 36 | 82 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 7 | 62 | 35 | 8 | 12 | ... | 31 | 71 | 182 | 322 |
| Defective stoves | 17 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 38 | 85 | 25 | 127 | 22 | 15 | 4 | ... | 47 | 160 | 232 | 508 |
| Defective coppers | 7 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 14 | 72 | 25 | 22 | 12 | ... | 31 | 89 | 159 | 320 |
| Animals improperly kept | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Temporary buildings found | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Smoke nuisances | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 11 | ... |
| Gipsies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ... |
| Breaches of Bye.Laws and Regulations | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ... |
| Other nuisances | 98 | 21 | 140 | 204 | 102 | 63 | 106 | 129 | 110 | 41 | 136 | 175 | 172 | 382 | 180 | 329 | 46 | ... | 148 | 257 | 1238 | 1601 |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 64 | ... | 173 | ... | 57 | ... | 83 | ... | 47 | ... | 63 | ... | 127 | ... | 72 | ... | 51 | ... | 136 | ... | 873 | ... |
| Drains tested | 73 | ... | 124 | ... | 92 | ... | 56 | ... | 35 | ... | 63 | ... | 54 | ... | 18 | ... | 12 | ... | 22 | ... | 549 | ... |
| Inspections | 1029 | 101 | 858 | 867 | 848 | 319 | 773 | 430 | 494 | 161 | 779 | 390 | 937 | 890 | 772 | 736 | 477 | ... | 958 | 848 | 7925 | 4742 |
| Total Inspections | 1130 | 1725 | 1167 | 1203 | 655 | 1169 | 1827 | 1508 | 477 | 1806 | 12667 | |||||||||||