Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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TABLE VII.
INSPECTORS' REPORT OF THE SANITARY WORK, &c.,
completed in the year ending December 31st, 1877.
Sanitary Work.
Districts.
Limehouse.
Shawwell and
Wapping.
Total.
No. of Houses, Premises, &c. inspected
703
611
1314
Results of Inspection—Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments
of Houses and Premises
570
451
1021
Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed
Repaired, and Whitewashed
325
20
345
Houses Disinfected after Infectious
Diseases
375
55
430
House Drains—Repaired, Cleansed, &c.
57
51
108
Trapped or Ventilated
39
30
69
Privies and Water Closets—Repaired, Cleansed, &c.
35
33
68
Suppiled with water
21
15
36
New provided
27
15
42
Dust Bins-new provided
34
6
40
Repaired, Covered, &c.
26
10
36
Water Supply-Cisterns (new) erected
22
—
22
Miscellaneous—Removal of accumulation of Dung, Stagnant
Water, Animal, and other Refuse
27
-
27
Removal of Animals improperly kept
—
2
2
Licensed Cowhouses
14
13
27
Other Proceedings, e.g. Legal Proceedings
6
5
11
Inspectors.
GEO. HURLOCK,
THOMAS STACE,
TABLE VI.
| Locality. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Typhus. Fever. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 13 | 7 | 6 | |
| Garden-cottages | 1 | |||
| Gould's-hill | 5 | |||
| Garth-street | 2 | 2 | ||
| Gait-street | 1 | 1 | ||
| Globe-alley | — | — | 1 | |
| High-street, Shadwell | 7 | 1 | ||
| Henry-street | 4 | |||
| Halley-street | 14 | 1 | ||
| Hope-place | 3 | |||
| Island-row | 1 | |||
| James'-place | 2 | |||
| Jamaica-place | 1 | |||
| Kirk's-place | 1 | |||
| Love-lane | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Locksley-street | 2 | |||
| London-street | 3 | 1 | ||
| Labor-in-Vain-street | 1 | |||
| Market-hill | 1 | |||
| Manning-street | 12 | |||
| Mercer-street | 1 | |||
| Middle Shadwell | 3 | |||
| Maroon-street | 2 | |||
| Narrow-street | 2 | |||
| North-street | 13 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Nightingale-lane | 1 | |||
| Nesbit's-court | 4 | |||
| Northey-street | 1 | 1 | ||
| 258 | 22 | 10 | 9 | |