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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NUMBER OF HOUSES VISITED FROM APRIL 3rd, 1858, TO THE 3RD JULY, 1858, WHERE THE UNDERMENTIONED NUISANCES WERE FOUND TO EXIST. | OTHER WORKS, &c. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Requiring Limewashing and Cleansing. | Without Dust Bins. | Requiring Repair. | Cellars and Yards ill-paved. | 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 (with Drains). | Dangerous Cellar Flaps and Area Gratings. | Works in progress. | Works allowed to stand over from various causes | Works done without notice. |
250 | 189 | 42 | 112 | 13 | 1 | 198 | 84 | 105 | 170 | 41 | 49 | 267 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 152 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 420 | 84 | 42 | 61 | 443 | 589 |
NUMBER OF HOUSES VISITED FROM APRIL 3rd, 1858, TO THE 3RD JULY, 1858, WHERE THE UNDERMENTIONED NUISANCES WERE FOUND TO EXIST. | OTHER WORKS, &c. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Requiring Limewashing and Cleansing. | Without Dust Bins. | Requiring Repair. | Cellars and Yards ill-paved. | 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 (with Drains). | Dangerous Cellar Flaps and Area Gratings. | Works in progress. | Works allowed to stand over from various causes | Works done without notice. |
250 | 189 | 42 | 112 | 13 | 1 | 198 | 84 | 105 | 170 | 41 | 49 | 267 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 152 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 420 | 84 | 42 | 61 | 443 | 589 |
* Filthy Houses where Illness frequently existed