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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
Whitechapel 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE I.
SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS
made by
INSPECTORS OF THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT.
| From February, 1856, to the Quarter ending December 27th, 1856. | For the Quarter ending 31st March, 1857. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works in progress but not completed. | Number of Nuisances inspected. | Number of Houses systematically visited. | Number of Nuisances entered in Complaint Book. | Number of Summonses taken out. | Number of Notices served. | Works in progress but not completed. | Number of Nuisances inspected. | Number of Houses systematically visited. | Number of Nuisances entered in Complaint Book. | Number of Summonses taken out. | Number of Notices served. | |||
| For defective Drainage | For other Nuisances. | For defective Drainage. | For other Nuisances. | |||||||||||
| Total. | 89 | 3164 | 499 | 2385 | 24 | 51 | 496 | *1137 | 2113 | 1248 | 1913 | 1 | 21 | 487 |
* The Inspectors state that the number of Works not completed as shown in the Seventh Column, appears large, and requires explanation. This has arisen from
a desire on their part to visit as many Cases of Nuisances as possible, before the hot weather should set in, and therefore primary notices only have been served.
During the next Quarter, a small amount of new work will probably be shown in the Eeturn, as the incompleted cases will occupy much of their attention.