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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
Stepney 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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INSPECTORS' REPORT OF THE SANITARY WORK, &c., Completed in the year ending December 31st, 1900.
| Sanitary Work, &c. | No. 1 District. | No. 2 District. | No. 3 District. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses, premises, &c., inspected | 1215 | 1214 | 1010 | *3439 |
| Orders issued for amendments | 2141 | 2273 | 1545 | 5959 |
| Houses cleansed and whitewashed | 135 | 258 | 230 | 623 |
| Rooms disinfected, stripped and cleansed | 76 | 73 | 74 | 223 |
| Drains repaired, cleansed and trapped | 438 | 231 | 270 | 939 |
| Drains new and reconstructed | 98 | 126 | 104 | 328 |
| Yards paved, and paving repaired | 152 | 353 | 149 | 654 |
| Water closets cleansed and repaired | 242 | 293 | 210 | 745 |
| Closets and urinals supplied with water | 106 | 195 | 96 | 397 |
| New closets supplied | 12 | 38 | 7 | 57 |
| Water supply laid on | 74 | 65 | 40 | 179 |
| Cisterns cleansed and covered, and defective water fittings | 218 | 128 | 140 | 486 |
| Waste and stack pipes disconnected from drains | 59 | 40 | 24 | 123 |
| Dust pails supplied | 496 | 484 | 171 | 1151 |
| Dust removal complaints attended to | 19 | 16 | 15 | 50 |
| Removal of accumulations, &c. | 14 | 15 | 3 | 32 |
| Dead bodies removed to mortuary | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Canal boats inspected | 38 | ... | ... | 38 |
| Flooring, stairs, window sashes, and eaves gutters provided, and roofs repaired | 468 | 450 | 247 | 1165 |
| Overcrowding abated | 3 | 16 | 14 | 33 |
| Notices to schools | 99 | 110 | 80 | 289 |
| Factory inspections | 12 | 2 | 135 | 149 |
This does not include re-inspection to premises to ascertain works in
progress; such, if added, would probably treble the number.