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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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| Manor Park Ward. | Plashet Ward. | Central Ward. | Beckton & North W'lw'h Ward. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defective sink waste pipes | !7 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 46 |
| Houses without water (Metropolitan Water Board) | 28 | 48 | 26 | 3 | 105 |
| Drinking water cisterns without covers | 163 | 37 | 43 | 1 | 244 |
| Drinking water improperly stored and dirty cisterns | 71 | 19 | 69 | - | 159 |
| Dilapidated floors | 13 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 50 |
| No underfloor ventilation | 93 | 24 | 106 | 16 | 239 |
| Dampness | 39 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 62 |
| Offensive accumulations | 24 | 27 | 50 | 2 | 103 |
| Inundations | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Overcrowding | 11 | 2 | 4 | — | 17 |
| Unsound food | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| No dust bins | 5 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 44 |
| No manure bins | 2 | - | 8 | - | 10 |
| Animals improperly kept | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| Breaches of Council's Bye-Laws | 37 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 84 |
| Gipsies removed | 23 | - | - | 3 | 26 |
| Other nuisancts | 94 | 63 | 153 | 28 | 338 |
| Drains tested and proved sound | 147 | 294 | 349 | 62 | 852 |
| Nuisances abated ... | 1109 | 655 | 1365 | , 246 | 3375 |
OVERCROWDING.
It will be seen from the foregoing table that overcrowding is
becoming more prevalent within the Borough. It has been necessary
to take action in 17 instances for its abatement.
I have remarked in previous reports that overcrowding is the
inevitable consequence of high rents, for the number of rooms in
occupation by a working man and his family is not so much
determined by the size of the family as by the amount of rent that
can be afforded from the weekly income, which in very many cases
in East Ham is limited, and employment precarious.
Notice was served upon an owner to reduce the number of
persons occupying a house in Fourth Avenue, Manor Park. A