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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 47. 150 a T he F ollowing is a R ecord in D etail of the I nspections made during the Y ear 1934 :—
| 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.toH. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H.toH. | |
| Premises found in fair condition | 577 | 78 | 265 | 15 | 221 | 85 | 284 | 515 | 408 | 160 | 278 | 127 | 292 | 127 | 334 | 336 | 261 | 199 | 307 | 95 | 3218 | 1731 |
| Factory and workshop premises | 35 | ... | 30 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 20 | ... | 18 | ... | 33 | ... | 35 | ... | 3 | ... | 10 | ... | 186 | ... |
| Outworkers' premises | 15 | ... | 12 | ... | 33 | 44 | ... | 21 | ... | 27 | ... | 32 | ... | 27 | ... | 36 | ... | 14 | ... | 261 | ... | |
| Bakehouses | 39 | ... | 17 | ... | 17 | 7 | ... | 8 | ... | 5 | ... | 9 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 11 | ... | 119 | ... | |
| Dairies | 16 | ... | 17 | ... | 12 | 58 | ... | 7 | ... | 16 | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | 23 | ... | 165 | ... | |
| Slaughter-houses | 480 | ... | 259 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 299 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 183 | ... | 1221 | ... | |
| Unsound food | 161 | ... | 185 | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | 99 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 98 | ... | 559 | ... | |
| Urinals inspected | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 20 | ... | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 73 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 73 | 21 | 96 | 30 | 77 | 29 | 114 | 177 | 94 | 255 | 109 | 285 | 119 | 360 | 94 | 401 | 73 | 236 | 199 | 312 | 1048 | 2106 |
| Yard paving dilapidated | 23 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 53 | 38 | 55 | 31 | 130 | 6 | 70 | 41 | 77 | 187 | 471 |
| Defective forecourt paving | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 167 |
| Defective drains | 24 | 4 | 13 | ... | 12 | 2 | 19 | 2 | ... | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 109 | 29 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 27 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 24 | 49 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 167 | 263 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 110 | 157 |
| Defective Hushing apparatus | 18 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 73 | 20 | 62 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 167 | 284 |
| Defective vent pipes | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 70 | 164 |
| Rain water pipes and eaves gutters defective | 26 | 29 | 50 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 42 | 87 | 27 | 66 | 31 | 87 | 75 | 125 | 101 | 182 | 28 | 125 | 73 | 168 | 481 | 885 |
| Roofs leaky | 31 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 55 | 9 | 79 | 85 | 29 | 65 | 38 | 102 | 63 | 108 | 117 | 125 | 19 | 74 | 88 | 89 | 559 | 673 |
| Dampness | 41 | 19 | 45 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 111 | 71 | 26 | 106 | 32 | 103 | 48 | 91 | 52 | 62 | 16 | 90 | 95 | 191 | 498 | 748 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 11 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 21 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 132 | 196 |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 11 | 20 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 39 | 70 |
| Defective brickwork | 12 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | 15 | 8 | 78 | 12 | 102 | 37 | 81 | 33 | 194 | 11 | 58 | 18 | 87 | 159 | 632 |
| Defective cement to yard gully | 4 | 4 | 6 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 121 | 21 | 122 | 12 | 43 | 16 | 47 | 107 | 406 |
| Defective sashcords and windows | 35 | 10 | 27 | 23 | 38 | 22 | 37 | 122 | 34 | 142 | 39 | 112 | 46 | 143 | 35 | 86 | 19 | 97 | 73 | 138 | 383 | 915 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 4 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 62 | 10 | 80 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 86 | 276 |
| Dilapidated floors | 20 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 18 | 41 | 17 | 41 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 65 | 209 | 253 |
| Accumulations | 31 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 40 | ... | 53 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 32 | ... | 22 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 24 | ... | 255 | 30 |
| Overcrowding | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 10 | 14 | 20 |
| No dust bins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 43 |
| Defective stoves | 22 | ... | 25 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 35 | 81 | 30 | 110 | 40 | 109 | 35 | 48 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 66 | 313 | 474 |
| Defective coppers | 8 | ... | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 13 | 44 | 11 | 59 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 26 | 27 | 48 | 113 | 266 |
| Animals improperly kept | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3 |
| Factory smoke nuisance | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... |
| Breaches of Bve-Laws and Regulations | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ... |
| Other nuisances | 193 | 143 | 151 | 23 | 97 | 10 | 137 | 78 | 132 | 284 | 135 | 328 | 223 | 266 | 322 | 537 | 80 | 244 | 254 | 312 | 1724 | 2225 |
| Drains tested | 40 | ... | 24 | ... | 26 | ... | 49 | ... | 8 | ... | 6 | ... | 10 | ... | 11 | ... | 6 | ... | 7 | ... | 187 | ... |
| Inspections | 1133 | 254 | 731 | 65 | 501 | 139 | 741 | 893 | 759 | 514 | 577 | 516 | 692 | 576 | 936 | 1025 | 464 | 549 | 914 | 524 | 7448 | 5055 |
| Total Inspections | 1387 | 796 | 640 | 1634 | 1273 | 1093 | 1268 | 1981 | 1013 | 1438 | 12503 | |||||||||||