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 Whitechapel]
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TABLE I.— continued.
NUMBER OF HOUSES VISITED SINCE THE 30th JUNE, 1857, WHERE THE UNDERMENTIONED NUISANCES WERE FOUND TO EXIST. | OTHER WORKS, &c. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Requring Limewashing and Cleansing. | Without Dust Bins. | Requiring Repair. | Cellars and Yards ill-pared. | Without Water for domestic use. | Inadequate water supply. | Cesspools existing within 100 feet of Sewer. | Cesspools and Drain to Sewer. | Cesspools not within distance of Sewer. | Defective Drainage. | Filth in Cellars. | Privies in filthy condition. | Requiring Water to Soil Pans. | Privies in Cellars in an offensive condition. | Inadequate Privy accommodation. | Offensive Common Privies in Courts. | Overflowing Cesspools. | Stagnant Water on Premises. | Overcrowded Houses. | *Houses unfit for human habitation. | Privies having Water Supply but without Soil Pans. | Defective and Offensive Gullies. | Gullies stopped. | Accumulation of Filth in open places. | Cow-houses and Yards visited. | Slaughter-houses visited. | Dangerous structures. | Offensive Privies. | Privies without Soil Pans or WaterSupply (withDrains).1 | Dangerous Cellar Flaps and Area Gratings. | Works in progress. | Works allowed to stand over from various causes. | Works' done without notice. |
195 | 170 | 110 | 192 | 18 | 48 | 262 | 120 | 49 | 310 | 89 | 51 | 388 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 82 | 110 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 42 | 388 | 262 | 45 | 624 | 63 | 289 |