London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 (continued).
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | |||||||||||||||||
| Dwelling-houses—contd. | 15,612 | ||||||||||||||||
| Window frames, sills and sashes, repaired or renewed | 51 | 24 | 18 | 180 | 40 | 52 | 36 | 30 | 48 | 80 | 38 | 23 | 106 | 131 | 23 | 42 | 1,022 |
| Sash-lines repaired and renewed | 60 | 33 | 43 | 165 | 68 | 52 | 81 | 42 | 75 | 67 | 23 | 45 | 90 | 92 | 14 | 54 | 1,004 |
| Staircases repaired | 27 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 220 |
| Hand-rails repaired and renewed | 3 | 9 | — | 63 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 217 |
| Chimney stacks repaired | 30 | 18 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 280 |
| Sub-floor ventilation | 21 | 33 | 9 | 96 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 427 |
| Ventilation improved | 15 | 6 | 3 | 12 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | — | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 85 |
| Kitchen ranges repaired or renewed | 48 | 40 | 30 | 123 | 50 | 57 | 87 | 45 | 54 | 42 | 26 | 21 | 159 | 75 | 20 | 60 | 937 |
| Washing coppers repaired and renewed | 48 | 12 | 23 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 45 | 13 | 45 | 443 |
| Walls rebuilt | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | — | 13 | 30 | — | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | 109 |
| Walls repointed | 21 | 16 | 9 | 63 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 33 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 21 | 368 |
| Fire-grates repaired or renewed | 36 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 51 | 39 | 22 | 37 | 362 |
| Floors repaired or renewed | 66 | 18 | 6 | 153 | 33 | 41 | 69 | 25 | 36 | 57 | 18 | 30 | 57 | 105 | 12 | 48 | 776 |
| Flues repaired | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | 10 | - | 6 | 10 | — | 9 | — | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 89 |
| Rats | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 92 |
| Verminous houses dealt with | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | 15 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 48 |
| Lighting improved | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | - | 11 |
| Houses supplied with water | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| Cellar areas cleansed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Courts, backyards, stables, etc.:— | |||||||||||||||||
| Forecourt and yard paving repaired or renewed | 40 | 30 | 45 | 154 | 52 | 48 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 99 | 24 | 24 | 96 | 96 | 27 | 40 | 882 |
| Yards cleansed | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Manure pits repaired or provided | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | - | — | — | — | 8 |
| Carried forward | 23,006 | ||||||||||||||||
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