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.
| BOTTOM LEY. | COOK. | CROOK. | dee. | flint. | HARRIS. | JOHNSON. | MILLS. | pavitt. | QUAINTRELL. | SHEPHERD. | SIMPSON. | stiles | twaits. | WATERMAN. | WHITE. | WRACK. | TOTALS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Inspections— | ||||||||||||||||||
| House to houso | 69 | 57 | 69 | 128 | 237 | .. | 105 | 66 | 237 | 56 | 144 | 120 | 202 | 333 | 162 | 212 | 320 | 2517 |
| Miscellaneous | 1507 | 2935 | 925 | 1298 | 1696 | 1337 | 1463 | 1898 | 127 | 535 | 1639 | 1301 | 1522 | 1322 | 1620 | 1713 | 220 | 25058 |
| Complaints | 614 | 346 | 275 | 133 | 147 | 111 | 118 | 372 | 410 | 86 | 178 | 280 | 239 | 335 | 110 | 123 | 424 | 4331 |
| Infectious diseases | 67 | 230 | 293 | 104 | 159 | .. | 207 | 191 | 278 | 228 | 69 | 238 | 153 | 346 | 271 | 194 | 164 | 3192 |
| Visits to Cases of Consumption | 41 | 186 | 154 | 37 | 76 | .. | 64 | 84 | 55 | 49 | 33 | 62 | 83 | 91 | 91 | 48 | 118 | 1272 |
| Intimations served | 254 | 456 | 692 | 486 | 645 | 545 | 824 | 833 | 808 | 289 | 481 | 992 | 1115 | 649 | 746 | 564 | 458 | 10837 |
| Statutory noticos served | 62 | 319 | 498 | 403 | 383 | 219 | 620 | 693 | 746 | 91 | 303 | 726 | 599 | 610 | 90 | 435 | 296 | 7093 |
| Houses re-visited | 2567 | 2371 | 2415 | 1977 | 2039 | 1705 | 4238 | 2456 | 518 | 768 | 2326 | 3740 | 3090 | 2811 | 2955 | 2527 | 2657 | 44155 |
| Summonses taken out under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | 49 |
| Samples taken under the Food & Drugs Acts | .. | 78 | 102 | 42 | 72 | .. | 72 | 73 | 100 | 52 | 72 | 100 | 72 | 100 | 73 | 75 | 92 | 1175 |
| Summonses „ „ „ | .. | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .. | 38 |
| Houses or parts of houses cleansed | 159 | 264 | 230 | 276 | 312 | 215 | 458 | 294 | 301 | 270 | 250 | 351 | 227 | 333 | 521 | 203 | 164 | 4828 |
| Water supply to houses reinstated | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 99 |
| .. | 14 | 28 | 5 | 6 | .. | 13 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 186 | |
| „ cleansed and repaired | 6 | 52 | 96 | 32 | 40 | 7 | 139 | 36 | 130 | 60 | 15 | 98 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 57 | 66 | 1104 |
| „ trapped | .. | 52 | 22 | 3 | 38 | .. | 104 | 13 | 20 | .. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 377 |
| New soil pipes fixed and ventilated | .. | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | 16 | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 67 |
| New closet pans and traps fixed | 3 | 47 | 45 | 38 | 27 | .. | 129 | 20 | 51 | 14 | 13 | 58 | 10 | 47 | 37 | 19 | 33 | 595 |
| Closets provided with a water supply and flushing apparatus | 2 | 75 | 55 | 72 | 47 | 27 | 152 | 126 | 57 | 38 | 67 | 151 | 145 | 83 | 156 | 33 | 50 | 1336 |
| Closets provided with light and ventilation | .. | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | .. | 37 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | 2 | 3 | 76 |
| „ cleansed and repaired | 62 | 107 | 145 | 83 | 120 | 140 | 177 | 276 | 35 | 70 | 76 | 155 | 138 | 89 | 164 | 10 | 77 | 1924 |
| Yards cleansed, repaved, or paving repaired | 56 | 49 | 58 | 43 | 42 | 57 | 122 | 75 | 135 | 75 | 16 | 108 | 41 | 96 | 105 | 30 | 13 | 1121 |
| "Wash-houses, forecourts, areas, &c., paved | .. | 4 | 20 | 7 | 6 | .. | 65 | 2 | 28 | 8 | .. | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 184 |
| Sanitary dust receptacles provided | 86 | 45 | 45 | 128 | 42 | 34 | 198 | 94 | 108 | 119 | 30 | 182 | 65 | 170 | 120 | 34 | 46 | 1546 |
| Sink, bath, and lavatory pipes and rain-water pipes disconnected | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 70 |
| Houses ventilated under lower floor | .. | 3 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 14 | 2 | 2 | .. | 51 |
| Miscellaneous repairs, viz.: roofs, floors, gutters, &c. | 132 | 387 | 378 | 308 | 440 | 235 | 1047 | 370 | 475 | 484 | 273 | 604 | 889 | 652 | 522 | 334 | 233 | 7763 |
| Overcrowding in dwelliugs abated | 2 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 93 |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Manure receptacles provided or reconstructed | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 12 |
| Offensive accumulations removed | 6 | 47 | 13 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 120 | 7 | 16 | 87 | 6 | .. | 7 | 21 | 4 | 78 | 484 |
| Bakehouses inspected | .. | 22 | 30 | 4 | 22 | .. | 52 | 30 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 27 | .. | 14 | 10 | 22 | 307 |
| „ cleansed | .. | 22 | 12 | 8 | 22 | .. | 19 | 30 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 30 | .. | 14 | 10 | 22 | 263 |
| Smoke nuisances abated | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 21 |
| Animals kept so as to constitute a nuisance removed | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .. | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 84 |
| Damp walls remedied | 5 | 21 | 46 | 93 | 36 | 12 | 65 | 74 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 59 | 50 | 84 | 35 | 17 | 678 |
| Cistorns cleansed and covered | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 20 |
| Urinals fixed | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 |
| Open fires in yards abolished | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Canal Boats inspected | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 |
| Areas and stables paved and drained | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Occupation of shed as dwelling discontinued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 |
| Light and ventilation provided to rooms | .. | .. | 13 | 2 | .. | 20 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 91 | .. | .. | 127 |