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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
Bethnal Green 1861
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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TABLE 11.
Synopsis of Sanitary Works, from March. 26th, 1861, to
March 25th, 1862.
| ARRANGED IN WARDS. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wards. | Houses Inspected. | Drains Constructed | Drains Trapped. | ||
| North | 217 | 57 | 86 | ||
| South | 284 | 136 | |||
| East | 108 | 85 | 91 | ||
| West | 406 | 137 | 295 | ||
| Totals | 1015 | 403 | 608 | ||
| Wards. | Drains Improved. | Cesspools filled up. | Cesspools emptied. | ||
| North | 34 | 109 | 21 | ||
| South | 47 | 126 | 9 | ||
| East | 25 | 105 | 35 | ||
| West | 51 | 237 | 26 | ||
| Totals | 157 | 577 | 91 | ||
| Wards. | Privies altered to Water Closets. | New Closets constructed. | Dust Removals. | ||
| North | 84 | 5 | 3425 | ||
| South | 136 | 23 | 3039 | ||
| East | 94 | 22 | 2784 | ||
| West | 159 | 17 | 2521 | ||
| Totals | 11769 | ||||
| 2. MISCELLANEOUS. | |||||
| Gullies Made. | Gullies Emptied. | Gullies Trapped. | |||
| Nos. 69. | Nos. 1152. | Nos. 158. | |||
| Houses connected with Sewers. | Total Works. | ||||
| Nos. 207. | Nos. 16746. | ||||
| 3. ABOUT TO BE COMMENCED. 1 Sewerage Block. | |||||