London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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East Ham 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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19th July.—Heigham Road; aged 3 years; drain tested
—no defects; premises in good condition. Died 19th July,
19th July.—Fabian Street; aged 5 years; drain tested—
no defects; premises in fair condition. Died 25th July.
31st July.—Friars Road (Croup); aged 4 years; drain
tested—no defects; premises in good condition. Died 31st
July.
6th August.—Shaftesbury Road; aged 4 years; drain
tested—trap defective; water wasting; no dust bin. Died
19th September.
9th August.—Friars Road; aged 5 years; drain tested—
no defects; premises in good condition. Died 24th August.
11th August.—Cleves Road; aged 2£ years; drain tested
—no defects; premises in good condition. Died 11th August.
24th August.— Castle Street; aged 6£ years; drain tested
—no defects; premises in good condition. Died 5th September.
25th August.—"Woodstock Road; aged 5 years; drain
tested—no defects; premises in good condition. Died 4th
September.
26th August.—Castle Street; aged 31 years; drain
tested—no defects; premises in good condition. Died 28th
August.
7th September.—Claremont Road; aged 3 years; ground
floor w.c., defective connection between trap and drain; first
floor w.c., defective connection between trap and soil
pipe; soil pan defective form; defective joints to drain vent
pipe—upper parts too small, with acute angles; stack-pipe
directly connected to drain, and defective; yard gulley too
large, with defective connection to drain. Died 7th
September.