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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 1931
[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 1931 : —
| DISTRICT No. 1. | DISTRICT NO. 2. | DISTRICT No. 3. | DISTRICT No. 4. | DISTRICT No. 5. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park Ward. | Woodgrange Ward. | Kensington Ward. | Little Ilford Ward. | Plashet Ward. | Castle Ward. | Central Ward. | Wall End Ward. | Greatfield Ward. | South Ward. | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 459 | 60 | 215 | 214 | 219 | 345 | 210 | 161 | 183 | 166 | 96 | 127 | 182 | 191 | 168 | 199 | 103 | 381 | 158 | 23 | 1993 | 1867 |
| Factory and workshop premises inspected | 32 | ... | 27 | ... | 45 | ... | 29 | ... | 23 | ... | 18 | ... | 33 | ... | 18 | ... | 5 | ... | 11 | ... | 241 | ... |
| Outworkers'premises inspected | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 14 | ... | 14 | ... | 9 | ... | 7 | ... | 67 | ... |
| Bakehouses inspected | 23 | ... | 15 | ... | 13 | ... | 9 | ... | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | 10 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | ... | 98 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 448 | ... | 226 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 119 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 132 | ... | 925 | ... |
| Dairies inspected | 8 | ... | 23 | ... | 7 | ... | 26 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 17 | ... | 91 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 13 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 64 | 1 |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 59 | 196 | 56 | 234 | 57 | 177 | 97 | 79 | 74 | 406 | 83 | 417 | 115 | 451 | 76 | 445 | 45 | 349 | 177 | 186 | 839 | 2940 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 12 | 58 | 16 | 92 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 119 | 19 | 132 | 47 | 170 | 37 | 191 | 14 | 101 | 50 | 55 | 215 | 951 |
| No forecourt paving | 6 | 57 | 33 | 18 | 194 | 8 | 68 | 4 | 55 | 11 | 65 | 17 | 182 | 10 | 75 | 6 | 108 | 10 | 34 | 90 | 871 | |
| Defective drains | 13 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 99 | 76 |
| Defective w.c. connections | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 19 | 12 | |
| Defective w.c. traps | 10 | 27 | 10 | 34 | 14 | 100 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 65 | 11 | 54 | 17 | 67 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 109 | 406 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 10 | 37 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 16 | 32 | 19 | 63 | 20 | 78 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 138 | 365 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 12 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 88 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 66 | 8 | 39 | 23 | 53 | 12 | 57 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 93 | 378 |
| Defective vent pipes | 10 | 30 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 73 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 89 | 7 | 87 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 422 | |
| Rain water pipes and eaves gutters defective | 21 | 104 | 31 | 106 | 30 | 124 | 48 | 82 | 29 | 144 | 22 | 119 | 78 | 361 | 51 | 383 | 37 | 191 | 90 | 65 | 437 | 1679 |
| Rain water pipes connected to drain | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 43 | ||||
| Roofs leaky | 29 | 80 | 32 | 72 | 45 | 127 | 66 | 55 | 39 | 142 | 39 | 150 | 64 | 166 | 49 | 208 | 31 | 102 | 104 | 59 | 498 | 1161 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 8 | 18 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 59 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 79 | 10 | 89 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 47 | 106 | 415 |
| Houses without water (Metropolitan Water Board) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 9 | il | 5 | 96 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | i | 1 | 2 | 30 | 147 |
| Dilapidated floors | 9 | 30 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 42 | 33 | 65 | 11 | 65 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 37 | 169 | 324 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 8 | 56 | 9 | 49 | 5 | 136 | 9 | 43 | 8 | 100 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 212 | 3 | 148 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 79 | 811 |
| Dampness | 26 | 83 | 25 | 119 | 37 | 134 | 50 | 73 | 32 | 155 | 31 | 86 | 39 | 250 | 24 | 78 | 33 | 157 | 122 | 116 | 419 | 1251 |
| Accumulations | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 27 | ... | 34 | 4 | 11 | ... | 9 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 163 | 20 | |
| Defective sashcords and windows | 24 | 85 | 24 | 81 | 30 | 122 | 31 | 45 | 26 | 175 | 30 | 198 | 31 | 179 | 28 | 141 | 29 | 139 | 100 | 95 | 353 | 1260 |
| Overcrowding | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 89 |
| Unsound food | 135 | 172 | ... | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | 34 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 89 | ... | 455 | ... | |
| No dust bins | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 10 | 56 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 94 | 186 |
| Defective stoves | 17 | 49 | 15 | 37 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 27 | 136 | 32 | 143 | 26 | 73 | 20 | 57 | 11 | 76 | 56 | 64 | 242 | 677 |
| Defective coppers | 9 | 32 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 70 | 13 | 78 | 19 | 49 | 18 | 42 | 22 | 63 | 38 | 44 | 162 | 413 |
| Animals improperly kept | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 21 | 5 | ||
| Temporary buildings found | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |
| Smoke nuisances | 21 | ... | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ii | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ... | 70 | 15 |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
| Gipsies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 100 | 346 | 68 | 307 | 57 | 198 | 100 | 78 | 112 | 568 | 132 | 672 | 196 | 908 | 125 | 674 | 95 | 667 | 361 | 353 | 1286 | 4771 |
| Drains tested | 28 | ... | 40 | ... | 19 | ... | 57 | 1 | 20 | ... | 20 | ... | 31 | ... | 34 | ... | 19 | ... | 32 | ... | 300 | 1 |
| Inspections | 808 | 358 | 551 | 680 | 423 | 938 | 539 | 427 | 416 | 711 | 284 | 635 | 486 | 979 | 402 | 931 | 255 | 968 | 653 | 243 | 4817 | 6870 |
| Total Inspections | 1166 | 1231 | 1361 | 966 | 1127 | 919 | 1465 | 1333 | 1223 | 896 | 11687 | |||||||||||