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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 1914
[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 1913-1914:—
| Beckton and North Woolwich Ward. | Central East Ward. | Central West Ward. | Manor Park Ward. | Plashet East Ward. | Plashet West Ward. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | |||||||||||||||
| 1013 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1918 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | |
| Premises found in fair condition | 263 | 324 | 99 | 266 | 424 | 377 | 220 | 265 | 444 | 384 | 61 | 211 | 463 | 352 | 8 | 4 | 120 | 163 | 3 | 29 | 341 | 337 | 113 | ... | 2055 | 1937 | 504 | 811 |
| Factory workshop premises | 55 | 38 | ... | ... | 80 | 66 | ... | ... | 48 | 51 | ... | ... | 102 | 102 | ... | ... | 21 | 35 | ... | ... | 41 | 80 | ... | ... | 347 | 372 | ... | ... |
| Outworkers' premises | 47 | 35 | ... | ... | 75 | 63 | ... | ... | 144 | 148 | ... | ... | 23 | 33 | ... | ... | 39 | 46 | ... | ... | 95 | 143 | ... | ... | 423 | 468 | ... | ... |
| Bakehouses | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | 15 | 7 | ... | ... | 36 | 21 | ... | ... | 18 | 19 | ... | ... | 23 | 8 | ... | ... | 31 | 32 | ... | ... | 132 | 91 | ... | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 1 | 7 | ... | ... | 13 | 28 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 98 | 135 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 26 | ... | ... | 134 | 201 | ...... | ... | ||
| Dairies | 44 | 47 | ... | ... | 61 | 76 | ... | ... | 78 | 84 | ... | ... | 100 | 112 | ... | ... | 29 | 22 | ... | ... | 56 | 60 | ... | ... | 868 | 401 | ... | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 81 | 17 | ... | ... | 47 | 37 | ... | ... | 36 | 26 | ... | ... | 21 | 22 | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | ... | ... | 20 | 32 | ... | ... | 159 | 147 | ... | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 17 | 38 | 48 | 109 | 48 | 67 | 147 | 159 | 74 | 59 | 31 | 84 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 132 | 23 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 66 | 77 | 93 | 11 | 324 | 383 | 444 | 521 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 4 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 22 | 85 | ... | 29 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 56 | 42 | 62 | 101 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 107 | 159 | 129 | 310 | 283 | |
| No forecourt paving | 2 | 3 | ...... | 32 | 4 | 5 | 115 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 33 | 123 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 110 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 26 | 111 | 35 | 65 | 82 | 307 | 324 |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 251 | 326 | ... | ... | 402 | 387 | ... | ... | 437 | 389 | ... | ... | 402 | 402 | ... | ... | 235 | 117 | ... | ... | 225 | 231 | ... | ... | 1952 | 1852 | ... | ... |
| Defective drains | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 10 | ... | 13 | 18 | 83 | ... | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 24 | 15 | 41 | 1 | 76 | 122 | 58 | 37 |
| Defective w.c. connections | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | 30 | 19 | 9 | 16 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | 2 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | 42 | 36 | 15 | 33 |
| Soil pipes and drains insufficiently ventilated | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 13 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 18 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 9 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 32 | 85 | 16 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 12 | ... | 25 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 134 | 95 | 88 | 85 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 30 | 51 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 44 | 26 | 117 | 27 | 159 | 129 | 208 | 152 |
| Defective vent pipes | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | ... | 10 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 55 | 50 | 52 | 80 |
| R W. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 45 | 32 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 112 | 89 | 129 | 124 | |
| Do. connected to drain | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 40 | |
| Roofs leaky | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 64 | 57 | 71 | 111 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | ... | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ... | 10 | 11 | 33 | 56 | 61 | 82 | 76 | |
| Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 12 | ... | ... |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 33 | 31 |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 27 | 138 | 26 | 33 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 6 | 128 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 65 | 6 | 148 | 123 | 265 | 218 |
| Dilapidated floors | ... | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | ... | 18 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | ... | 8 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 107 | 66 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | ... | 3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 113 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 112 | 15 | 46 | 51 | 212 | 225 |
| Dampness | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 16 | ... | 16 | 39 | 30 | 25 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 9 | ... | 9 | 12 | 26 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 117 | |
| Accumulations | 13 | 11 | ... | ... | 24 | 28 | ... | 2 | 26 | 20 | ... | 1 | 29 | 34 | 8 | 17 | 12 | ... | ... | 24 | 22 | 1 | ... | 133 | 127 | 9 | 8 | |
| Inundations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Overcrowding | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 31 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| Unsound food | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 18 | 25 | ... | ... |
| No dust bins | 1 | ... | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 6 | ... | 10 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 30 | 48 | 58 |
| No manure bins | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| Animals improperly kept | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | ... | 23 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| Temporary buildings found | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | ... | ... | 7 | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 7 | 5 | 30 | 4 | ... | |||
| Smoke nuisance | 45 | 22 | ... | 1 | 93 | 112 | ... | 4 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 153 | 146 | 3 | 6 |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Gipsies | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 187 | 116 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 45 | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 243 | 188 | ... | ... |
| Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 30 | 32 | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 21 | 31 | 8 | 52 | 37 | 89 | 32 | 56 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 50 | 51 | 100 | 19 | 54 | 13 | 51 | 16 | 10 | 45 | 42 | 59 | 15 | 207 | 363 | 144 | 237 |
| Drains tested | 83 | 137 | 9 | 7 | 167 | 213 | 6 | 18 | 142 | 146 | ... | 4 | 155 | 224 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 124 | 6 | ... | 156 | 132 | 42 | ... | 768 | 976 | 76 | 48 |
| Inspections | 422 | 503 | 187 | 501 | 870 | 878 | 618 | 564 | 777 | 705 | 163 | 472 | 911 | 905 | 183 | 287 | 266 | 360 | 96 | 94 | 678 | 644 | 450 | 109 | 3924 | 3995 | 1703 | 2027 |