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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The Following of the Inspections made during the Year 1932:—
| DISTRICT No. 1 | DISTRICT No. 2. | DISTRICT No. 3. | DISTRICT No. 4. | DISTRICT No. 5. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park Ward. | Woodgrange Ward. | Kensington Ward. | Little Ilford Ward. | Plashet 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 | 552 | 256 | 202 | 170 | 210 | 340 | 365 | 49 | 267 | 181 | 154 | 288 | 165 | 176 | 149 | 14 | 145 | 350 | 204 | 21 | 2383 | 1845 |
| Factory and workshop premises inspected | 21 | ... | 21 | ... | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | 10 | ... | 8 | ... | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | 98 | ... |
| Outworkers' premises inspected | 11 | ... | 19 | ... | 43 | ... | 51 | ... | 28 | ... | 35 | ... | 32 | ... | 27 | ... | 29 | ... | 15 | ... | 290 | ... |
| Bakehouses inspected | 26 | ... | 16 | ... | 14 | ... | 9 | ... | 11 | ... | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | ... | 103 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 431 | ... | 246 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 196 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 161 | ... | 1034 | ... |
| Dairies inspected | 5 | ... | 17 | ... | 8 | ... | 41 | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | ... | 95 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | 23 | ... | 13 | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 76 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 46 | 425 | 53 | 142 | 47 | 83 | 155 | 131 | 69 | 238 | 74 | 489 | 92 | 340 | 82 | 54 | 51 | 222 | 241 | 251 | 910 | 2375 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 13 | 102 | 8 | 54 | ... | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 13 | 104 | 29 | 155 | 22 | 88 | 14 | 52 | 56 | 84 | 171 | 654 |
| No forecourt paving | 3 | 105 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 168 | ... | 1 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 64 | 7 | 77 | 3 | ... | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 519 |
| Defective drains | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ... | 10 | ... | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 55 | 16 |
| Defective w.c. connections | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 23 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 14 | 95 | 8 | 49 | 7 | 52 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 9 | 48 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 92 | 341 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 11 | 101 | 8 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 34 | 15 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 138 | 316 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 9 | 59 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 63 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 80 | 327 |
| Defective vent pipes | 6 | 75 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 70 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 295 |
| Rain water pipes and caves gutters defective | 21 | 220 | 30 | 58 | 35 | 97 | 69 | 50 | 25 | 81 | 26 | 135 | 58 | 213 | 57 | 35 | 20 | 127 | 90 | 105 | 431 | 1121 |
| Rain water pipes connected to drain | 164 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 186 | |
| Roofs leaky | 23 | 160 | 40 | 34 | 39 | 55 | 104 | 62 | 47 | 72 | 32 | 155 | 58 | 134 | 49 | 17 | 28 | 71 | 107 | 115 | 527 | 875 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 6 | 38 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 92 | 219 |
| Houses without water (Metropolitan Water Board) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 8 | 87 | 4 | 69 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 159 | |
| Dilapidated floors | 5 | 35 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 14 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 63 | 155 | 244 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 7 | 191 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 105 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 138 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 46 | 57 | 648 |
| Dampness | 29 | 195 | 43 | 50 | 49 | 65 | 85 | 42 | 28 | 78 | 40 | 119 | 49 | 68 | 43 | 5 | 18 | 92 | 124 | 189 | 508 | 903 |
| Accumulations. | 24 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 14 | ... | 7 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 162 | 21 |
| Defective sashcords and windows | 19 | 187 | 24 | 64 | 24 | 67 | 32 | 48 | 24 | 88 | 26 | 196 | 27 | 45 | 21 | 1 | 36 | 84 | 96 | 127 | 329 | 907 |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 24 |
| Unsound food | 95 | ... | 193 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 82 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 108 | ... | 488 | ... |
| No dust bins | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ... | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ... | 5 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 67 | 109 |
| Defective stoves | 18 | 88 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 24 | 77 | 23 | 154 | 28 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 40 | 46 | 233 | 506 |
| Defective coppers | 3 | 51 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 87 | 13 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 61 | 51 | 155 | 327 |
| Animals improperly kept | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 26 | 1 |
| Temporary buildings found | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Smoke nuisances | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 7 |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 47 | ... |
| Gipsies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 70 | ... |
| Breaches of Bve-I.aws and Regulations | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | ... |
| Other nuisances | 110 | 742 | 124 | 278 | 72 | 79 | 169 | 58 | 110 | 270 | 123 | 570 | 163 | 442 | 140 | 67 | 104 | 352 | 363 | 476 | 1478 | 3329 |
| Drains tested | 68 | ... | 25 | ... | 33 | ... | 195 | ... | 13 | ... | 13 | ... | 27 | 2 | 25 | ... | 31 | ... | 28 | ... | 458 | 2 |
| Inspections | 837 | 1116 | 612 | 500 | 411 | 793 | 789 | 232 | 548 | 478 | 355 | 918 | 471 | 706 | 604 | 95 | 318 | 733 | 827 | 337 | 5672 | 5908 |
| Total Inspections | 1953 | 1112 | 1204 | 1021 | 1026 | 1273 | 1177 | 599 | 1051 | 1164 | 11580 | |||||||||||