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Bethnal Green 1891

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

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BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT.
TABLE VI.
Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the Year ending
December 31st, 1891.
Districts.
Total.
1
North.
2
South.
3
East.
No. of Houses, Promises, &c., Inspected
1755
1370
1229
4354
No. of Re-Inspections
3528
4189
3898
11615
Results of Inspection—
Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses
and Premises
1429
1041
860
3330
Houses and Premises, &c. Cleansed, Repaired, and
Whitewashed
653
479
397
1529
Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases
460
295
209
964
House Drains—
Repaired, Cleansed, &c
116
62
68
246
New Provided
57
8
44
109
Trapped or Ventilated
227
181
252
660
Stack Pipes and Waste Pipes Disconnected
160
80
255
495
Privies and Water Closets—
Repaired, Cleansed, &c
482
340
234
1056
Supplied with Water and Water Supply Apparatus
247
200
196
643
Ventilated
31
23
25
79
New Provided
5
7
1
13
Water Supply—
Houses Provided with Water Supply
20
3
3
26
House Supply Disconnected from Closet Cistern
33
4
62
99
Miscellaneous—
Paving of Yards Repaired
368
312
360
1040
Offensive Effluvia Abated
60
31
38
129
No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to
247
79
69
395
Smoke Nuisances Abated
4
5
7
16
Removal of accumulation of Dung, Stagnant Water,
Animal and other Refuse
56
16
10
82
Stables Paved and Drained
7
38
9
54
Removal of Animals improperly kept
19
5
2
26
Overcrowding Abated
3
1
1
5
Illegal Occupation of Cellars discontinued
1
4
3
8
Bakehouses Regularly Inspected
51
33
39
123
Fish-Curing Premises „ „
18
37
16
71
Licensed Cowhouses „ „
15
13
9
37
Licensed Slaughterhouses „ „
4
8
4
16
Courts and Alleys Periodically Inspected
41
23
18
82
Legal Proceedings under the Food and Drugs Act
4
2
6
12
Small Pox Cases Visited and Disinfected
0
3
3
6
Fever Cases „ „
349
219
137
705
Diphtheria Cases „ „
131
94
68
293
No. of Food Samples obtained and submitted to the
Public Analyst
28
22
53
103