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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T he F ollowing is a R ecord in D etail of the I nspections made during the Y ears 1909—1910:—
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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General. | H to H | General. | H to H | General. | H to H | General. | h to H | General. | H to H | General. | H to H | General. | H to H | |||||||||||||||
1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | 1909 | 1910 | |
Inspections | 465 | 503 | 93 | 156 | 736 | 715 | 376 | 103 | 655 | 802 | 534 | 456 | 824 | 928 | 353 | 132 | 320 | 341 | 43 | 3 | 435 | 649 | 40 | 79 | 3435 | 3938 | 1439 | 929 |
Premises round in fair condition | 248 | 266 | 18 | 42 | 326 | 331 | 85 | 9 | 342 | 415 | 183 | 76 | 358 | 422 | 29 | 15 | 146 | 163 | 10 | - | 209 | 329 | 9 | 11 | 1629 | 1926 1021 | 334 | 153 |
Factories, workshops, and outworkers' premises inspected | 18 | 60 | - | - | 117 | 121 | - | - | 104 | 260 | - | - | 159 | 213 | - | - | 83 | 135 | - | - | 92 | 232 | - | - | 573 | - | - | |
Bakehouses, slaughter-houses and dairies inspected | 38 | 45 | - | - | 73 | 94 | - | - | 62 | 113 | - | - | 151 | 243 | - | - | 36 | 27 | - | - | 47 | 94 | - | - | 407 | 616 | - | - |
Barbers' and Hairdressers' Premises inspected (2 months only) | - | 2 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | 42 | - | - | - | 49 | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | 172 | - | - |
Urinals inspected | 22 | 27 | - | - | 21 | 34 | - | - | 14 | 22 | - | - | 12 | 21 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 10 | 14 | - | - | 83 | 122 | - | - |
Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 15 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 47 | 42 | 70 | 14 | 45 | 54 | 96 | 87 | 68 | 55 | 83 | 27 | 32 | 15 | - | 1 | 46 | 55 | - | 17 | 253 | 241 | 269 | 190 |
Yards improperly paved and dilapidated .. | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 93 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 60 | 109 | 42 | 42 | 143 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 33 | 123 | 145 | 322 | 198 |
No forecourt pavjng | 1 | 4 | - | 12 | 15 | 4 | 65 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 82 | 163 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | - | 30 | 21 | 18 | 33 | 70 | 52 | 223 | 251 |
Drains unstopped and cleansed | 419 | 525 | - | - | 34 | 303 | - | - | 259 | 483 | - | - | 365 | 447 | - | - | 140 | 107 | - | - | l88 | 252 | - | - | 1605 | 2117 | - | - |
Defective drains | 8 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 98 | 73 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - | 42 | 48 | 2 | 21 | 112 | 116 | 142 | 133 |
Defective w.c. connections | 3 | 9 | - | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | - | 6 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 28 | 51 | 5 8 | 10 |
Defective w.c. traps | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | ,2 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 16 | 26 | 4 | |
Soil pipes and drains insufficiently ventilated | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Defective (lushing apparatus | 2 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 33 | 27 | 53 | 8 | 13 | 14 | - | - | 13 | 18 | - | 3 | 104 | 118 | 110 | 35 |
Soil pans foul and broken | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 41 | 12 | 43 | 31 | 101 | 70 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 49 | 2 | 22 | 176 | 135 | 181 | 149 |
Defective vent pipes | 8 | 8 | - | 2 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 1 | - | 14 | 6 | - | 1 | 64 | 74 | 91 | 53 |
R.w. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 112 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - | 21 | 66 | 70 | 189 | 124 |
Do. connected to drain | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 14 | 5 | 30 | 4 |
Roofs leaky | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 17 | 6 | - | 13 | 55 | 38 | 114 | 78 |
Defective sink waste pipes | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | 11 | 5 | - | 1 | 43 | 52 | 67 | 33 |
Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) | - | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 14 | 12; | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 9 | 7 | - | 41 | 22 | - | - | |
Cisterns without covers | 11 | 6 | - | 8 | 15 | 13 | 41 | - | 18 | 10 | 38 | 30 | 45 | 24 | 101 | 28 | 9 | 11 | - | - | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 116 | 75 | 186 | 69 |
Drinking water improperly stored | - | 2 | - | 20 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 95 | 14 | 26 | s | 11 | 11 | 7 | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | -_ | 51 | 62 | 41 | 139 |
Dilapidated floors | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 10 | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | 7 | - | 1 | 19 | 33 | 61 | 52 |
Insufficient underfioor ventilation | 25 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 9 | 9 | 107 | 41 | 21 | 18 | 160 | 143 | 34 | 13 | 78 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 117 | 68 | 391 | 290 |
Dampness | - | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 62 | 12 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 6 | 10 | - | 1 | 43 | 54 | 85 | 26 |
Accumulations | 29 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 33 | - | 1 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 70 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 9 | - | - | 29 | 37 | - | 2 | 220 | 215 | 37 | 21 |
Inundations | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 10 | - | |
Overcrowding | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 24 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
Unsound food | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 13 | 13 | - | - |
No dust bins | 9 | 4 | - | - | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 9 | - | 2 | 54 | 33 | 37 | 13 |
No manure bins | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2l | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
Animals improperly kept Temporary buildings found | 1 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 6 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 6 |
3 | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | 5 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 26 | 24 | 3 | 1 | |
Smoke nuisances | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | 44 | 26 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | 50 | 50 | 4 | 1 |
Rear passages unpaved or undrained | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | 2 | - | - |
Gipsies | 81 | 38 | - | - | 97 | 107 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 59 | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 246 | 155 | - | - |
Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | - | 8 | - | - | 2 | 10 | - | - | 2 | 12 | - | - | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | 45 | 2 | 2 |
Other nuisances | 24 | 20 | - | 8 | 84 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 44 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 51 | 53 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 2 | - | 28 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 170 | 64 | 55 |
Drains tested | 51 | 107 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 67 | 22 | 29 | 138 | 110 | 86 | 82 | 145 | 104 | 2 | 13 | 97 | 55 | 3 | 121 | 122 | 2 | 30 | 666 | 565 | 137 | 183 |