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
Whitechapel 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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| Preliminary notices served, such notices embracing 1200 premises | 838 |
| Compulsory orders issued, embracing 466 premises | 230 |
| Summonses heard at Police Courts, under Sanitary Act | 7 |
| ,, under Act for the prevention of Adulteration of Food, &c. | 6 |
| Houses in which rooms or passages have been whitewashed | 552 |
| Yards of houses paved, or the pavement repaired | 182 |
| Cesspools abolished | 0 |
| Drains in houses improved | 183 |
| Dust-bins provided | 52 |
| Privies lime-washed, cleansed and repaired | 462 |
| Water-supply provided or improved | 74 |
| Area gratings, cellar flaps, &c., repaired | 11 |
| Cellars used as dwellings discontinued for such use | 13 |
| Nuisances from dung and other offensive matter removed | 93 |
| Animals kept so as to be a nuisance removed | 15 |
All the cow-houses and the slaughter-houses have been visited four
times during the year.
The bake-houses, 71 in number, have been visited twice during the
year.
In addition to this return, the Inspectors report that they have
forwarded to the Metropolitan Board of Works several notices of dangerous
structures, which notices the Metropolitan Board have promptly attended
to.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN LIDDLE.
15, Great Alie Street.