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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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T able 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 | 23,006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Courts, backyards, stables, etc.—contd. Manure pits emptied | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Accumulation of rubbish removed | 15 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 142 |
| Keeping of animals:— | |||||||||||||||||
| Improper keeping of animals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Accumulation of offensive matter removed | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 15 |
| Miscellaneous:— | |||||||||||||||||
| Smoke nuisance abated | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | - | 2 | - | - | - | 14 |
| Vacant land cleared | 1 | - | - | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | 4 |
| ,, ,, enclosed | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caravans removed | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stables cleansed | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Overcrowding abated | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bakehouses, cleansing, (F.&W. Act 1901) | — | - | — | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Temperatures in shops | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Food shops, cleansing, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Shops Acts, 1912-36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Provide sanitary accommodation for shop employees | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Common lodging-houses, cleansed or repaired | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Total | 23,225 | ||||||||||||||||