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
Bethnal Green 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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| Districts. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||
| No. of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected, and particulars | 1073 | 1144 | 2217 |
| No. of Re-Inspection | 3777 | 5529 | 9306 |
| Results of Inspection— | |||
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and | 1139 | 1749 | 2888 |
| Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed | 629 | 808 | 1337 |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 113 | 181 | 294 |
| House Drains— | |||
| New provided | 27 | 2 | 29 |
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 475 | 567 | 1042 |
| Trapped or Ventilated | 434 | 268 | 702 |
| Stack Pipes and Waste Pipes Disconnected | 197 | 249 | 446 |
| Privies and Water Closets— | |||
| Abolished | 6 | .. | 6 |
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 681 | 838 | 1519 |
| Ventilated | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Supplied with Water and Water Supply Apparatus .. | 728 | 1111 | 1839 |
| New provided | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Cesspools discovered and abolished | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Dust Bins- | |||
| Remove | 1 | • • | 1 |
| New provided | 1 | 6 | |
| Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 1 | 6 | |
| Water Supply— | |||
| House Supply disconnected from closet cistern | 19 | 35 | 54 |
| Cisterns Cleansed, Repair and covered | • • | 9 | 9 |
| Miscellaneous— | |||
| Premises closed as unfit for human habitation | 50 | 76 | 126 |
| Overcrowding of premises abated | 2 | 3 | |
| Illegal Occupation of Cellar Dwellings discontinued | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to | 533 | 454 | 987 |
| Smoke Nuisances abated | • • | 9 | 9 |
| Removal of accumulation of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal, and other Refuse | 15 | 48 | 63 |
| Offensive Effluvia abated | 27 | 30 | 57 |
| Removal of Animal important kept | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| Stables paved, drained, &c. | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| Bakehouses Regularly Inspected | 60 | 71 | 131 |
| Fish Curing Premises | 21 | 44 | 65 |
| Licensed Cowhouses | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| Licensed Slaughter-houses | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Courts and Alleys Periodcally Inspected | 41 | 41 | 82 |
| Legal Proceeding | 120 | 334 | 454 |
| Samll Pox Cases | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Fever | 120 | 215 | 335 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 34 | 46 |
| Number of Food Samples obtained and submitted to the public Analyst | 94 | 45 | 139 |