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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 47.
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TABLE 47.
The Following is a Record in Detail of the Inspections made during the Year 1933:—
| 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.toH. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H.toH. | |
| Premises found in fair condition | 589 | 183 | 302 | 53 | 304 | 94 | 298 | 568 | 362 | 222 | 194 | 126 | 225 | 49 | 262 | 188 | 140 | 46 | 232 | 87 | 2908 | 1616 |
| Factory and workshop premises | 29 | ... | 33 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | ... | 12 | ... | 24 | ... | 22 | ... | 9 | ... | 15 | ... | 169 | |
| Outworkers'premises | 10 | ... | 21 | ... | 21 | ... | 32 | ... | 25 | ... | 20 | ... | 30 | ... | 27 | ... | 19 | ... | 9 | ... | 214 | ... |
| Bakehouses | 32 | ... | 26 | ... | 19 | ... | 12 | ... | 6 | ... | 11 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 14 | ... | 129 | ... |
| Dairies | 13 | ... | 31 | ... | 11 | ... | 54 | ... | 9 | ... | 15 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 14 | ... | 160 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 497 | ... | 268 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 324 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 190 | ... | 1279 | ... |
| Unsound food | 111 | ... | 200 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 144 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 118 | ... | 586 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 18 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 17 | ... | 72 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 35 | 156 | 73 | 43 | 41 | 49 | 111 | 463 | 80 | 272 | 68 | 217 | 100 | 111 | 79 | 360 | 45 | 71 | 173 | 611 | 805 | 2353 |
| Yard paving dilapidated | 6 | 53 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 42 | 22 | 153 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 145 | 172 | 555 |
| No forecourt paving | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ... | 19 | 3 | 19 | ... | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 89 |
| Defective drains | 7 | 2 | 4 | ... | 10 | 1 | 15 | ... | 9 | ... | 5 | ... | 22 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 79 | 5 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 16 | 40 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 95 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 56 | 138 | 332 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 9 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 48 | 7 | 49 | ... | ... | 12 | 40 | 97 | 245 |
| Defective Hushing apparatus | 16 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 82 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 157 | 324 |
| Defective vent pipes | 5 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 24 | ... | 2 | 6 | 29 | 66 | 207 |
| Rain water pipes and eaves gutters defective | 23 | 68 | 39 | 18 | 22 | 38 | 54 | 288 | 23 | 54 | 18 | 59 | 64 | 107 | 49 | 217 | 18 | 29 | 70 | 248 | 380 | 1126 |
| Roofs leaky | 31 | 47 | 39 | 6 | 29 | 61 | 64 | 202 | 35 | 91 | 29 | 62 | 42 | 35 | 54 | 145 | 20 | 10 | 73 | 254 | 416 | 913 |
| Dampness | 40 | 111 | 36 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 155 | 198 | 35 | 68 | 28 | 73 | 48 | 24 | 49 | 45 | 14 | 26 | 107 | 348 | 537 | 928 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 68 | 100 | 182 |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 6 | 55 | 7 | 33 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 3 | ... | 2 | 17 | 26 | 137 |
| Defective brickwork | 1 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | 4 | 24 | 12 | 49 | 6 | 66 | 29 | 51 | 25 | 189 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 358 | 130 | 815 |
| Defective cement to yard gully | 4 | 10 | 2 | ... | 2 | 15 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 41 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 80 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 140 | 80 | 400 |
| Defective sashcords and windows | 18 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 43 | 30 | 177 | 18 | 109 | 10 | 79 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 55 | 237 | 228 | 733 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 1 | 35 | 3 | ... | 2 | 12 | 8 | 63 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 35 | 6 | 69 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 49 | 322 |
| Dilapidated floors | 14 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 78 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 159 | 171 | 358 |
| Accumulations | 24 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 44 | ... | 50 | 8 | 10 | ... | 29 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | 37 | 2 | 240 | 18 |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | |
| No dust bins | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 8 | 24 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 37 | 63 |
| Defective stoves | 10 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 36 | 110 | 28 | 78 | 16 | 82 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 1.42 | 227 | 510 |
| Defective coppers | 3 | 15 | 3 | ... | 9 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 93 | 94 | 2711 |
| Animals improperly kept | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Factory smoke nuisance | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 9 | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 32 | ... |
| Other nuisances | 173 | 268 | 167 | 81 | 88 | 18 | 220 | 353 | 127 | 218 | 107 | 249 | 277 | 165 | 229 | 657 | 67 | 70 | 344 | 819 | 1799 | 2898 |
| Drains tested | 40 | ... | 53 | ... | 49 | ... | 80 | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | ... | 33 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 271 | 1 |
| Inspections | 985 | 599 | 783 | 177 | 471 | 237 | 812 | 1442 | 770 | 612 | 428 | 448 | 595 | 220 | 683 | 747 | 286 | 154 | 860 | 892 | 6673 | 5528 |
| Total Inspections | 1584 | 960 | 708 | 2254 | 1382 | 876 | 815 | 1430 | 440 | 1752 | 12201 | |||||||||||