Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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"A person who shall remove or carry through any street in
the District any foecal or offensive or noxious matter or liquid,
whether such matter or liquid shall be in course of removal or carriage
from within or without or through the District, shall not
remove or carry such matter or liquid through such street except
between the hours of 4 o'clock and 10 o'clock in the forenoon of
any day during the months of March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, and October, and except between the hours
of 6 o'clock a.m. and 12 o'clock at noon of any day during the
months of November, December, January and February. Provided
always that this Bye-Law shall not be taken to apply to the
removal or carriage of horse-dung manure, or to the removal or
carriage in a properly constructed and properly covered vessel,
receptacle, cart, or carriage, of any matter taken from any sewer
which the Council of the County Borough are authorised to cleanse
or empty."
"A person who shall remove or carry through any street in
the District any foecal or offensive or noxious matter or liquid,
whether such matter or liquid shall be in course of removal or carriage
from within or without or through the District, shall cause
the vessel, receptacle, cart, or carriage used therefore to be
properly constructed, and to be furnished with a sufficient covering
so as to prevent the escape of any such matter or liquid. Provided
always that this Bye-Law shall not be taken to apply to the
removal or carriage of horse-dung manure."
"If in the process of removal or carriage through any street
in the District of any foecal or offensive or noxious matter or
liquid, whether such matter or liquid shall be in course of removal
or carriage from within or without or through the District, anv
person shall drop or spill or cause or allow to be dropped or spilt
upon any footway, pavement, or carriageway any such matter or
liquid, he shall forthwith remove such matter or liquid from the
place whereon the same may have been dropped or spilt, and shall
immediately thereafter thoroughly sweep or otherwise thoroughly
cleanse such place."
Schools.
The Public Elementary Schools consist of 46 Council Schools
and 14 Non-Provided Schools, together with five Council Special
Schools, two Higher Elementary Schools, and two Secondary
Schools, affording in the aggregate accommodation for 60,743
scholars.
The School Medical Service is administered by the Chief
School Medical Officer (who is also the Medical Officer of Health)
with a whole-time staff of 6 Medical Officers, 4 Dental Surgeons,
27 Nurses and 9 Clerks.
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