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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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Table VI.
INSPECTORS' REPORT OF THE SANITARY WORK, Completed in the Year, 1887.
| Sanitary Work, &c. | Parishes. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Limehouse. | Ratcliff, Shadwell, and Wapping. | Total | |
| No. of Houses, Premises, &c, inspected | 2541 | 1674 | 4215 |
| No. of Re-inspections of Houses, Premises &c. | 750 | 520 | 1270 |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises | 2526 | 1191 | 3717 |
| Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, White- washed, &c. | 181 | 77 | 258 |
| Houses Disinfected after Illness of an Infectious character | 88 | 103 | 191 |
| House Drains Repaired, Cleansed, and Trapped | 249 | 217 | 466 |
| „ „ Ventilated | — | 5 | 5 |
| Yards Paved and Defective Paving Repaired | 189 | 84 | 273 |
| Privies ami Water Clostes repaired | 90 | 23 | 113 |
| „ „ „ supplied with Water | 1388 | 585 | 1973 |
| „ „ „ New provided | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Dust Bins- New provided | 143 | 20 | 163 |
| „ Repaired and Covered | 193 | 46 | 239 |
| Water Supply laid on | 39 | 8 | 47 |
| Waste Pipes connected with Drains abolished | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| Dust Removal—No. of communications received and attended to | 440 | 390 | 830 |
| Removal of Accumulations and Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| Dead Bodies Removed to Mortuary | 2 | 4 | |
| Canal Boats Inspected | 88 | - | 88 |
| Floorings, Stairs, Window Sashes and Eaves Gutters provided | 40 | - | 40 |
| Overcrowding abated | 5 | - | 5 |
| Notices to Schools of Infectious Disease | 45 | 37 | 82 |
| Factory Nuisances abated | 3 | - | 3 |
| Bakehouses Regularly Inspected | 31 | 18 | 49 |
| Licensed Cowsheds „ | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| „ Slaughter Houses „ | 7 | - | 7 |