Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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SANITARY INSPECTORS' REPORT—
Lime-house. | Mile End. | St. George's. | White-chapel. | Inspection of Houses Let in Lodgings. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued | 8 | 12 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 86 |
Manure receptacles provided or reconstructed | 17 | 15 | 10 | 11 | ... | 53 |
Offensive accumulations removed | 99 | 31 | 62 | 272 | 6 | 470 |
Workshops inspected | 122 | 106 | 260 | 279 | ... | 767 |
„ limewashed and cleansed | 21 | 57 | 43 | 186 | ... | 307 |
,, ventilated and effluvium nuisances abated | 2 | 9 | 20 | 51 | ... | 82 |
Overcrowding in workshops abated | 1 | 11 | 19 | 14 | ... | 45 |
Additional w.c. accommodation provided for workpeople | 38 | 33 | 24 | 38 | ... | 133 |
Bakehouses inspected | 95 | 63 | 64 | 92 | ... | 314 |
„ cleansed | 37 | 46 | 32 | 61 | ... | 176 |
Smoke nuisances abated | 22 | 17 | 15 | 16 | ... | 70 |
Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance removed | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
Cowhouses and slaughterhouses inspected | 18 | 15 | 15 | 36 | ... | 84 |
Dairies and milkshops inspected | 46 | 183 | 357 | 460 | ... | 1046 |
Dead bodies removed to Mortuary | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Notices to L.C.C. re dangerous structures | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 |
Free shelters inspected | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |
Canal boats inspected | 51 | ... | ... | ... | 51 | |
Re-visits | 12977 | 10455 | 13389 | 14947 | 1315 | 53083 |
Areas drained | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Cisterns cleansed and covered | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 6 |
Occupation of shed as dwelling discontinued | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Urinal accommodation provided | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
Damp walls | ... | 15 | 15 |