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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

East Ham 1904

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

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48
Annual Report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector.
To His Worship the Mayor, the Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of East Ham.
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen,
I herewith beg to submit for your consideration my tenth
Annual Report of the work accomplished by the Sanitary
Inspectors during the year ended 31st December, 1904.
INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH AND
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES.

Table: In investigating complaints lodged, notifications of Infectious Diseases received, house-to-house inspections, etc., 3802 primary inspections were made as under: —

In investigating complaints lodged, notifications of Infectious Diseases received, house-to-house inspections, etc., 3802 primary inspections were made as under: —

Manor Park Ward.Plashet Ward.Central Ward.Beckton and N. Woolwich Ward.Total.
January701061065287
February62541285246
March5710022111389
April867220733398
May568415236328
June998014225346
July70687034242
August78809019267
September9810411518335
October77999938313
November8O8314956368
December607113019280
Totals893100116092993802

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Details and particulars of these inspections are entered in the
Inspector's Journal.
At 59 per cent. of the premises inspected, various works of
sanitary amendment were required to be executed to place the
houses in a sanitary condition.