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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 1882
[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, 1882.
| Sanitary Work. | Districts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Limehouse. | Ratcliff, Shadwell, and Wapping. | Total. | |
| No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected | 836 | 700 | 1536 |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises | 730 | 600 | 1330 |
| Houses, Premises, &c., Cleaned, Repaired, and Whitewashed | 191 | 21 | 212 |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 154 | 60 | 214 |
| House Drains Repaired, Cleansed, &c | 139 | 99 | 238 |
| ,, „ Trapped or Ventilated | 59 | 35 | 94 |
| Privies and Water Closets Repaired and Cleansed | 72 | 45 | 117 |
| „ „ New provided | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Dust Bins—New provided, &c | - | 51 | 51 |
| ,, Repaired, Covered, &c | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Premises Supplied with Water | 46 | — | 46 |
| Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| N o. of Dust Complaints Received and attended to | 560 | 700 | 1260 |
| Removals of Offensive Accumulations | 49 | 4 | 53 |
| Removals of Animals not properly kept | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Legal Proceedings | 21 | 13 | 34 |
| Overcrowding abated | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Dead Bodies Removed to Mortuary | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cow Houses Regularly Inspected | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Slaughter Houses Regularly Inspected | 8 | 3 | 11 |