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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
West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table III.
Analysis of work done by district inspectors in the various wards, 1937.
| Type of work. | Beckton Road. | Bemersyde. | Broadway. | Canning Town and Grange. | Custom House and Silvertown. | Forest Gate. | High Street. | Hudsons. | New Town. | Ordnance. | Park. | Plashet Road. | Plaistow. | Tidal Basin. | Upton. | West Ham. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drainage and sanitary arrangements:— | |||||||||||||||||
| W.C's, general repairs to | 53 | 56 | 20 | 65 | 26 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 30 | 48 | 20 | 18 | 69 | 64 | 15 | 18 | 624 |
| ,, apartments cleansed | 44 | 45 | 56 | 80 | 27 | 40 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 60 | 12 | 18 | 82 | 60 | 21 | 35 | 731 |
| „ flushing apparatus repaired | 45 | 12 | 28 | 51 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 39 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 45 | 36 | 18 | 30 | 451 |
| ,, pedestals renewed | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 14 | |
| ,, provide and fix pan and trap | 50 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 9 | 32 | 15 | 24 | 52 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 23 | 14 | 25 | 339 |
| ,, additional acc. provided | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | — |
| New sinks and waste pipes provided | 43 | 38 | 19 | 84 | 30 | 24 | 52 | 60 | 45 | 66 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 20 | 38 | 699 |
| Vent shafts repaired or renewed | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | - | — | - | 3 | - | 15 |
| Defective gutters and down pipes | 63 | 77 | 60 | 180 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 122 | 114 | 75 | 65 | 69 | 1ll | 117 | 31 | 100 | 1,459 |
| Public sewers repaired or improved | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | - | 20 |
| Repairs to water fittings | 18 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 223 |
| Drains repaired, amended, or renewed | 51 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 299 |
| Rainwater pipes disconnected | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | |
| Soil pipes repaired or renewed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dustbins renewed | 39 | 20 | 30 | 46 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 41 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 80 | 36 | 8 | 23 | 487 |
| Urinals, cleansed, amended, or screened | — | — | 1 | - | 9 | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
| ,, remodelled | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| ,, provision of new | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dwelling-houses:— | |||||||||||||||||
| Houses or parts cleansed or limewashed | 301 | 136 | 181 | 435 | 194 185 | 309 | 176 | 213 | 303 | 117 | 114 | 400 | 314 | 78 | 219 | 3,775 | |
| General repairs executed | 106 | 107 | 64 | 378 | 90 | 50 | 90 | 64 | 95 | 186 | 48 | 54 | 243 | 276 | 80 | 96 | 2,027 |
| Roofs | 128 | 98 | 203 | 467 | 150 | 156 | 240 | 129 | 186 | 270 | 90 | 95 | 273 | 366 | 56 | 171 | 3,108 |
| Dampness excluded | 76 | 68 | 32 | 144 | 120 | 90 | 54 | 60 | 46 | 105 | 54 | 40 | 135 | 144 | 44 | 66 | 1,278 |
| Carried forward | 15,612 | ||||||||||||||||