London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
St Martin-in-the-Fields 1872
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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Summary of Sanitary Work performed during the Year
1872.
Yards and basements repaved 15
Dustbins provided or repaired 20
Apparatus provided or repaired for supply of water to
closet 29
Drains repaired and cleansed 12
Drains trapped 19
Rubbish removed from basements 16
Rooms and staircases cleansed and whitewashed 156
Houses cleansed and whitewashed throughout 38
Ceilings, stairs, and roofs repaired 25
Basements, yards and closets limewhited 52
Apparatus repaired for water supply 5
Underground dwellings discontinued 11
Cesspools removed 2
Cisterns covered and cleansed 14
Overcrowding abated 3
Closets abolished 1
Bad fish condemned 1
Miscellaneous 9