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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 1889

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

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Table: TABLE VI.Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work, &c.,completed in the Year endingDecember31st, 1889.

TABLE VI.

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

December31st, 1889.

Districts.Total.
12
No. of Houses, Premises, &c., Inspected, and particulars entered in Register96611122077
No. of Re- Inspections216029916151
Results of Inspection—
Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses & Premises95610992065
Houses and Premises. &c., Cleansed, Repaired & Whitewashed236468704
Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases159161310
House Drains—
Repaired, Cleansed, &c.6175136
New Provided292655
Trapped or Ventilated302237539
Stack Pipes and Waste Pipes Disconnected166183348
Privies and Water Closets-
Repaired, Cleansed, &c.317421738
Supplied with Water and water Supply Apparatus353411764
New provided4..4
Cesspools discovered and abolished2..2
Water Supply—
Houses provided with water supply..33
House supply Disconnected from closet Cistern321749
Miscellaneous—
Offensive Effluvia Abated184462
Paving of Yards Repaired393423816
No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to276418694
Smoke Nuisances Abated628
Removal of accumulation of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal, and other Refuse144064
Stables Paved and Drained21316
Removal of Animals improperly kept6612
Overcrowding Abated213
Illegal Occupation of Cellars Discontinued12416
Bakehouses Regularly Inspected6770127
Fish Curing Premises ,, ,,224365
Licensed Cowhouses ,, ,,231942
Licensed Slaughterhouses ,, ,,61117
Courts and Alleys Periodically Inspected414182
Legal Proceedings under the Food and Drugs Act121224
Fever Cases Visited and Disinfected104168262
Diphtheria Cases „ „10169170
No. of Food Samples obtained and submitted to the Public Analyst7655131