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 Hackney]
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Below is a table showing the streets and houses affected, and particulars of the measures taken with their cost:
Graham Road | 101, 104, 106, 108, 110, 120, 124, 128, 174 | The floors were taken up in basement, and the accumulation of sewage, mud, &c., removed; the surface under the floors was covered with lime and disinfecting powder; the floors were then re-laid with old materials where possible, new boards having to be used in some cases where the old boards and joists were too rotten to be used again. |
Windsor Road | 5, 6, 7, 8,9,10,11,12,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 29, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,28,29, 30, 31, 32 | |
Windsor Terrace | 1 to 6 | |
Prince Edward Road | 4, 6, 8, 10, 12,14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 | |
Percy Terrace | 25, 26,27,28,29,30,31,32 | |
McLaren Street | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17a, 19a, 21a, 23a, 25a, 27a, 29a, 31a, 1, 3, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 43 | Total number of houses dealt with, 206 |
Oswald Street | 1, 11, 15 | Amount expended on labour, £107 11s. 9d. |
Rushmore Road | 201, 203, 205, 207, 211, 213, 225, 227, 229, 231, 233, 224, 226, 222, 234, 236, 238, 240, 242, 244, 246, 248, 250, 252, 254 | Sanitas Disinfecting Power used, about 3 tons |
Mandeville Street | 51, 53 | Lime used, 7 yards |
Maiwand Road | 18, 20, 21, 22 | |
Glyn Road | 263, 269, 271, 273, 275, 277, 279, 281, 283, 285, 287, 289, 291, 293 | |
Blinco Road | 1, 13a | |
Redwald Road | 38, 53 | |
Overbury Street | 56, 58, 70, 72, 74 | |
Pedro Street | 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.11,15,13,17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29 31, 35, 41, 43, 49, 8,12,14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 52, 54 | |
Dock Side, Leo Bridge | 3 | |
Theydon Road | 14, 15, 20, 21 |