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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
Mile End 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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TABLE A.
WORKS CARRIED OUT BY THE SANITARY INSPECTORS
Under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, in their respective districts.
| H Leshaw 2 months. | C. Cox. 12 months. | P. H. Lyon, 6 months. | J, Twain, 6 months. | TOTAL. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses inspected | 668 | 3424 | 1684 | 1780 | 7556 |
| Tenement houses measured | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 |
| Houses reinspected | 252 | 1751 | 1230 | 1671 | 4911 |
| „ cleansed | 41 | 258 | 174 | 70 | 543 |
| Notices served for sanitary amendments | 192 | 1603 | 84O | 1327 | 3962 |
| „ „ re infectious diseases | 29 | 473 | 257 | 285 | 1044 |
| Drains tested | 0 | 106 | 113 | 128 | 347 |
| „ found defective | 0 | 46 | 72 | 47 | 165 |
| „ reconstructed | 0 | 31 | 54 | 20 | 105 |
| „ cleansed and repaired | 3 | 92 | 33 | 75 | 203 |
| „ properly trapped | 30 | 500 | 511 | 947 | 1988 |
| Urinals, areas, &c., drained and paved | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| W.C. pans and traps (new) provided | 4 | 0 | 26 | 96 | 126 |
| W.C.'s provided with water | 2 | 178 | 101 | 177 | 458 |
| ,. ventilated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Water-supplies to W.C.'s disconnected from domestic cisterns | 83 | 77 | 42 | 25 | 227 |
| Cisterns cleansed | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Foul butts and cisterns abolished | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Yards paved | 16 | 160 | 121 | 206 | 5°3 |
| Ashpits (new) provided | 0 | 161 | 128 | 262 | 551 |
| „ repaired and covered | 0 | 19 | 0 | 82 | 101 |
| Sink waste pipes disconnected from drain | 52 | 261 | 117 | 196 | 626 |
| Rain-water „ „ „ „ | 0 | 68 | 46 | 128 | 242 |
| Miscellaneous repairs— | |||||
| Roofs, floors, gutters, &c. | 0 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 90 |
| Offensive accumulations (dung, &c.) re-moved | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 |
| Removal of animals (swine, &c.) improperly kept | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Occupation of underground rooms discontinued | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Workshops inspected | 0 | 122 | 8 | 47 | 177 |
| „ measured | 0 | 122 | 8 | 47 | 177 |
| „ reinspected | 0 | 64 | 148 | 0 | 212 |
| „ cleansed | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Additional W.C.'s erected for the separate use of females employed at workshops | 0 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 43 |
| Cesspools abolished | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Houses disinfected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 960 |
| Bakehouses cleansed | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Summonses taken out | 0 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 37 |