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 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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Summary of Sanitary Works performed during the Year 1890.
Yards and basements repaired or repaved 18
Dust-bins provided or repaired 16
Apparatus provided or repaired for supply of water to closets 31
Drains repaired and cleansed 19
Drains trapped 6
Closets repaired 3
Rooms and staircases cleansed and white-washed 33
Houses cleansed and white-washed throughout 60
Ceilings, stairs, and roofs repaired 4
Basements, yards, and closets lime-whited 41
Underground dwellings (use of) discontinued 4
Cisterns covered or cleansed 77
Overcrowding abated 4
Disinfection after infectious disease 26
Water supply provided 3
Bakehouses lime-whited 0
Water-closets ventilated 3
Removal of manure 1
Miscellaneous 13
Total 362