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East Ham 1913

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

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Table: The f ollowing is a R ecord in D etail of the I nspections made during the Y ears 191 2—1933:—

The f ollowing is a R ecord in D etail of the I nspections made during the Y ears 191 2—1933:—

Beckton anil North Woolwich Ward.Central East Ward.Central West Ward.Manor Park Ward.Plashet East Ward.Plashet West Ward.Total.
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.
1912191319121913191219131912191319121913191219131912191319121913191219131912191319121913191219131012191319121913
Premises found in fair condition25020320099358424169220428444142615604632081991203342234154US22212055594504
House to house inspections......459.........870.........519.........137.........39.........413.........2437...
Outworkers3047......6875......178144......0723......7139......19995......618423......
Factories and Workshops285.5......4880......5648......118102......3521......8041......305347......
Bakehouses79......1915......2936......2418......2523......3831......142132......
Slaughterhouses21......2213......34......9998..................1818......144134......
Dairies ...5444......8601......7078......109100......3029......6056......409308......
Urinals inspected1531......2347......1436......3321......64......1920......110159......
Complaints received and attended to8907......154224......182171......277283......113115......109168......9841028......
Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated231711448364817414751745231100903495282332634669193278324468444
Yards improperly paved and dilapidated7482212185309854029110134550390215116222924120107157159678310
No forecourt paving6215...22419811521191583388252863122021291541118405562307
Drains unstopped and cleansed362251......300402......410437......489402......172235......295225......21241952......
Defective drains8o1071623109236......26181...43...12824114411057014158
Defective w.c. connections37426591642...091...............35...32430169
Defective w.c. traps...1...1572322......6217515...526...11042915
Soil pipes and drains insufficiently ventilated..................8...1.....................1.........117...3115
Defective flushing apparatus99171315255325233081343218161213...121425112110713410788
Soil pans foul and broken51324112197193120101305123411522...2643441721171351..9340208
Defective vent pipes2......71422101268...252(118873...5131292966555752
R W. pipes and eaves gutters defective44108103213128141016537433532736281020192882112217129
Do. connected to drain..............................4923.........99352805740
Roofs leaky531271413431991171181915062107163520590411371
Defective sink waste pipes240106911714129358232510714311014101388715022282
Houses without water (M.W.Bd.).........42......41......54......64......34......2215......
Cisterns without covers.........3451214212534...43......»> 310241029223433
Drinking water improperly stored3131...203027513815331072840441061418152814227060112148520205
Dilapidated floors113111237185148213812291...63115412336!u7
Insufficient underfloor ventilation3801168131247135661414283453525981041124440410212
Dampness5356871315962...2839172547...989172602855481
Accumulations1813......20241...2326......50291181717......232421151133149
Inundations2......1.........254...01.........3......41lo941
Overcrowding33......941134......7101111......33193129
Unsound food.........2.........68......710......3.........3...2118
No dust bins31...347851343...18141529224411029t40 .345948
No manure bins1.........1...............21...113......1A5
Animals improperly kept32......443254......I11242.........42282-i23714
Temporary buildings found...2......55......57......a9...23......2171930*
Smoke nuisances1245......4493.........8......31...921......15...l02lb3...3
Hear passages unpaved or undrained.........211.................................1.........311...
( ,i r-vci pc4......791872......11......7345...........................1502432...
VJ1 UolCDBreaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations110......138...66......143......71......"l86......6730......
Other nuisances2121108283745324840141000512519131311633452050203207115144
rirainc tpctpfl6583359951073761231422...12515510134565...6841501424253776822670
Inspections435422459187715870870618788777519103111691113718336326639967140784134504131392424371703