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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 1930
[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 1930:—
| DISTRICT No. 1 | DISTRICT No. 2. | DISTRICT No. 3. | DISTRICT No. 4. | DISTRICT No. 5. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park Ward. | Wood grange Ward. | Kensington Ward. | Little Ilford Ward. | Plashet Ward. | Castle Ward. | Central Ward. | Wall End Ward. | Great field Ward. | South Ward. | Total. | ||||||||||||
| Orel. | 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 | 497 | 27 | 221 | 132 | 132 | 108 | 157 | 190 | 216 | 146 | 140 | 91 | 176 | ... | 166 | 316 | 142 | 148 | 194 | 62 | 2041 | 1220 |
| Factory and workshop premises inspected | 20 | ... | 10 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 10 | ... | 6 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | 5 | ... | 77 | ... |
| Outworkers premises inspected | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 20 | ... |
| Bakehouses inspected | 11 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 40 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 389 | ... | 268 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 173 | ... | ... | ... | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 135 | ... | 996 | ... |
| Dairies inspected | 14 | ... | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 37 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | 35 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 56 | 7 | 77 | 143 | 62 | 124 | 114 | 333 | 133 | 428 | 133 | 277 | 126 | 7 | 104 | 351 | 61 | 186 | 188 | 235 | 1054 | 2091 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 18 | 6 | 26 | 102 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 36 | 25 | 125 | 30 | 86 | 51 | 1 | 42 | 158 | 6 | 51 | 21 | 66 | 250 | 658 |
| No forecourt paving | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 8 | 88 | 15 | 51 | 13 | 111 | 23 | ... | 8 | 70 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 114 | 451 |
| Defective drains | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 14 | ... | 9 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 74 | 74 |
| Defective w.c. connections | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 22 | 7 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 9 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 53 | 11 | 71 | 14 | 36 | 17 | 44 | 12 | ... | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 123 | 265 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 16 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 41 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 85 | 7 | 34 | 18 | 22 | 165 | 291 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 8 | ... | 11 | 20 | 9 | 35 | 17 | 34 | 21 | 45 | 17 | 64 | 21 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 135 | 252 | |
| Defective vent pipes | 4 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 39 | 16 | 46 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 138 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 106 | 303 |
| R.W. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 34 | 7 | 45 | 72 | 32 | 97 | 50 | 181 | 59 | 119 | 50 | 98 | 111 | 3 | 79 | 387 | 54 | 102 | 110 | 129 | 624 | 1195 |
| R.W. pipes connected to drain | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 31 |
| Roofs leaky | 37 | 4 | 84 | 52 | 52 | 78 | 85 | 173 | 65 | 140 | 77 | 72 | 96 | 3 | 62 | 129 | 27 | 89 | 119 | 95 | 654 | 835 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 5 | ... | 13 | 21 | 11 | 64 | 34 | 86 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 9 | ... | 17 | 72 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 141 | 331 |
| Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 20 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 20 |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 8 | ... | 11 | 65 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | 25 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 99 |
| Dilapidated floors | 6 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 34 | 26 | ... | 17 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 139 | 182 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 5 | ... | 13 | 54 | 6 | 69 | 14 | 57 | 9 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 13 | ... | 15 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 53 | 105 | 394 |
| Dampness | 47 | 4 | 45 | 53 | 35 | 85 | 63 | 154 | 59 | 83 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 1 | 49 | 86 | 27 | 63 | 135 | 167 | 566 | 702 |
| Accumulations | 19 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 11 | ... | 13 | ... | 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 135 | 27 |
| Defective sashcords and windows | 21 | 1 | 39 | 73 | 19 | 46 | 26 | 115 | 69 | 182 | 35 | 105 | 45 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 71 | 82 | 114 | 395 | 741 |
| Overcrowding | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 7 | 42 | 31 |
| Unsound food | 87 | ... | 197 | ... | ... | ...3 | ... | 88 | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 79 | ... | 470 | ... | |
| No dust bins | 4 | ... | 9 | 22 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 54 | 9 | 64 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 107 | 229 |
| Defective stoves | 10 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 41 | 153 | 40 | 98 | 18 | l | 25 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 62 | 80 | 280 | 441 |
| Defective coppers | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 76 | 18 | 50 | 21 | l | 13 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 37 | 153 | 253 |
| Animals improperly kept | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Temporary buildings found | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ||
| Smoke nuisances | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 1 |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... |
| Gipsies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 28 | ... | |
| Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 25 | ... |
| Other nuisances | 98 | 11 | 88 | 207 | 58 | 97 | 121 | 149 | 133 | 384 | 161 | 302 | 168 | 5 | 129 | 539 | 66 | 174 | 206 | 194 | 1228 | 2062 |
| Drains tested | 56 | 74 | ... | 56 | ... | 73 | ... | 20 | ... | 25 | ... | 38 | ... | 67 | ... | 17 | ... | 19 | ... | 445 | ... | |
| Inspections | 862 | 39 | 653 | 512 | 324 | 452 | 537 | 802 | 588 | 683 | 431 | 433 | 521 | 10 | 146 | 1129 | 295 | 464 | 767 | 410 | 5424 | 4934 |
| Total Inspections | 901 | 1165 | 776 | 1339 | 1278 | 864 | 531 | 1575 | 759 | 1177 | 10358 | |||||||||||