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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
Limehouse 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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TABLE VI.
INSPECTORS' REPORT OF THE SANITARY WORK, &c., Completed in the year ending December 31st., 1880.
| Sanitary Work. | Districts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Limehouse. | Ratcliff, Shadwell, and Wapping. | Total. | |
| No. of Houses, Premises, &c. inspected | 756 | 600 | 1356 |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments | 620 | 575 | 1195 |
| Houses and Premises Cleaned, Repaired, and Whitewashed | 256 | 73 | 329 |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 185 | 101 | 286 |
| House Drains Repaired and Cleaned | 94 | 132 | 226 |
| „ „ Trapped, or Ventilated | 96 | - | 96 |
| „ Yards—Paving and Repaired | 85 | 25 | 110 |
| Privies and Water Closets Repaired and Cleansed | 101 | 42 | 143 |
| ,, „ Supplied with Water | 3 | - | 3 |
| „ „ New provided | - | 12 | 12 |
| Dust Bins—New provided | - | 6 | 6 |
| „ Repaired, Covered, &c | 23 | 8 | 31 |
| Water Supply—New Cisterns Erected | 37 | — | 37 |
| Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered | - | 16 | 16 |
| No. of Dust Complaints Received and Attended to | 940 | 700 | 1640 |
| Removals of Offensive Accumulations | 26 | 15 | 41 |
| Removals of Animals | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Legal Proceedings | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Overcrowding abated | 3 | - | 3 |
| Dead Bodies Removed to Mortuary | 3 | 4 | 7 |