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 East Ham]
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Beckton and North Woolwich Ward. | Central East Ward. | Central West Ward. | Manor Park Ward, | Plashet East Ward. | Plashet West Ward. | Total. | ||||||||
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Gen. | H to H | Gen. | H to H | Gen. | H to H | Gen. | H to H | Gen. | H to H | Gen. | H to H | Geo. | H to H | |
Inspections | 465 | 93 | 736 | 376 | 655 | 534 | 824 | 353 | 320 | 43 | 435 | 40 | 3435 | 1439 |
Premises found in fair condition | 248 | 18 | 326 | 85 | 342 | 183 | 358 | 29 | 146 | 10 | 209 | 9 | 1629 | 334 |
Factories, workshops, and outworkers' premises inspected | 18 | — | 117 | — | 104 | — | 159 | — | 83 | — | 92 | — | 573 | — |
Bakehouses, slaughter-houses and dairies inspected. | 38 | — | 73 | — | 62 | — | 151 | — | 36 | — | 47 | — | 407 | — |
Urinals inspected | 22 | — | 21 | — | 14 | — | 12 | — | 4 | — | 10 | — | 83 | — |
Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 15 | 20 | 47 | 70 | 45 | 96 | 68 | 83 | 32 | — | 46 | — | 253 | 269 |
Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 9 | 7 | 22 | 93 | 19 | 60 | 42 | 143 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 123 | 322 |
No forecourt paving | 1 | — | 15 | 65 | 13 | 82 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 18 | 70 | 223 |
Drains unstopped and cleansed | 419 | — | 34 | — | 259 | — | 365 | — | 140 | — | 188 | — | 1605 | — |
Defective drains | 8 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 98 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 112 | 142 |
Defective w.c. connections | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 28 | 5 |
Defective w.c. traps | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 16 | 8 |
Soil pipes and drains insufficiently ventilated | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Defective flushing apparatus | 2 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 53 | 13 | — | 13 | — | 104 | 110 |
Soil pans foul and broken | 4 | 3 | 21 | 41 | 43 | 101 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 176 | 181 |
Defective vent pipes | 8 | — | 16 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 14 | — | 64 | 91 |
R.w pipes and eaves gutters defective | 8 | 8 | 19 | 37 | . 6 | 29 | 20 | 112 | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | 61 | 189 |
Do. corn ected to drain | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 14 | 30 |
Roofs leaky | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 39 | 12 | 53 | 5 | — | 17 | — | 55 | 114 |
Defective sink waste pipes | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 11 | — | 43 | 67 |
Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 14 | — | 8 | — | 9 | — | 41 | — |
Cisterns without covers | 11 | — | 15 | 41 | 18 | 38 | 45 | 101 | 9 | — | 18 | 6 | 116 | 186 |
Drinking water improperly stored | — | — | 10 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | — | 9 | — | 51 | 41 |
Dilapidated floors | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 31 | — | — | 4 | — | 19 | 61 |
Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 25 | 15 | 9 | 107 | 21 | 160 | 34 | 78 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 117 | 391 |
Dampness | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 43 | 85 |
Accumulations | 29 | 1 | 40 | — | 38 | 7 | 64 | 29 | 20 | — | 29 | — | 220 | 37 |
Inundations | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 14 | — |
Overcrowding | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 24 | 6 |
Unsound food | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | — |
No dust bins | 9 | _ | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 6 | — | 6 | _ | 54 | 37 |
No manure bins | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 |
Animals improperly kept | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 11 | I | 4 | — | 2 | — | 27 | 4 |
Temporary buildings found | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 26 | 3 |
Smoke nuisances | 1 | 1 | 44 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 50 | 4 |
Rear passages unpaved or undrained | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Gipsies | 81 | — | 97 | — | 9 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 246 | — |
Breaches of Bye-Laws | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 |
Other nuisances | 24 | — | 84 | 17 | 44 | 16 | 51 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 212 | 64 |
Drains tested | 51 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 138 | 86 | 145 | 2 | 97 | 3 | 121 | 2 | 666 | 137 |