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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
Lewisham 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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INSPECTORS REPORT OF THE SANITARY WORK, &c.,
Completed in the year ending December 31st, 1886.
| Sanitary Work, &c. | PARISHES. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Limehouse. | Ratchiff. Shadwell, and Wapping. | Total. | |
| No. of Houses, Promises. &c., inspected | 1990 | 1175 | 3165 |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises | 1408 | 1048 | 2456 |
| Houses and Premises Cleansed, Repaired and Whitewashed | 187 | 88 | 275 |
| Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases | 28 | 40 | 68 |
| House Drains Repaired, Cleansed &c. | 154 | 140 | 294 |
| Trapped or Ventilated | 91 | 40 | 131 |
| Privies and Water Closets Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | 247 | 40 | 287 |
| „ „ supplied with Water | 190 | 130 | 320 |
| „ „ New provided............ | 23 | 6 | 29 |
| Dust Bins—New provided | 36 | 14 | 50 |
| „ Repaired and Covered, &c. | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| Yards Paved and Defective Paving Repaired | 166 | 50 | 216 |
| Water Supply Amended | 120 | 12 | 132 |
| No. of Lodging Houses Registered Under 35th Clause of Sanitary Act, 1866 | 700 | - | 700 |
| No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to | 598 | 448 | 1046 |
| Removal of Accumulation of Dung, Animal and other Refuse | 32 | 12 | 44 |
| Removal of Animals improperly kept | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Bakehouses Regularly Inspected | 29 | 20 | 49 |
| Licensed Cow Houses „ | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| „ Slaughter Houses „ | 5 | — | 5 |
| Legal Proceedings Instituted | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Sundry Repairs, Notices, &c. | 1ll | 31 | 143 |
| Canal Boats Inspected | 104 | — | 104 |