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Bethnal Green 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]

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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.

Table: TABLE VI.Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the Year endingDecember 31 st, 1887.

TABLE VI.

Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the Year ending

December 31 st, 1887.

Districts.Total.
123
No. of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected, and particulars150717013208
No. of Re-Inspections337227006072
Results of Inspection—
Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and158612442830
Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed6434301073
Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases111117228
House Drains—
538331869
Brick Drains abolished, and Pipes substituted2929
Trapped or Ventilated422171593
Stock Pipes and Waste Pipes Disconnected206189395
Privies and Water Closets—
8243691293
Supplied with Water8344881322
New provided4..4
Cesspools discovered and abolished3..3
Dust Bins—
......
Repaired, Covered, &c.......
Water Supply—
Houses provided with Water Supply235
House Supply disconnected from closet cisterns213253
Miscellaneous—
No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to10615871648
Removal of accumulation of Dung, Stagnant Water,202545
Removal of Animals improperly kept21113
Badehouses Regularly Inspected5967126
Fish Curing Premises ,,194261
Licensed Cowhouses ,, ,,231942
Licensed Slaughterhouses ,, ,,61117
Courts and Alleys ,,414182
Other Proceedings, e.q., Legal Proceedings139136275
Small Pox213
Fever149171320
Diphtheria6814
No. of Food Samples obtained and submitted to the6982151