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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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They referred to the following nuisances:—
COMPLAINTS—NUISANCES.
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | 1913 | 1914 | |
| Drains Choked | 55 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 27 | 74 | 53 | 48 | 40 | 72 | 46 | 41 | 45 | 62 | 35 | 48 | 51 | 63 | 38 | 69 | 50 | 57 | 30 | 42 | 511 | 656 |
| Accumulations (Refuse, etc.) | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 112 | 107 |
| Water cut off | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | 15 |
| Offensive smells | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 43 | 60 |
| Dilapidations | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| Insanitary condition. | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 59 | 19 |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 35 |
| No dust bins | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 29 | 11 |
| Dampness | 8 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 36 | 7 |
| Others (various) | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 185 | 232 |
| Total | 109 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 59 | 106 | 129 | 98 | 88 | 125 | 81 | 91 | 97 | 118 | 74 | 93 | 87 | 111 | 104 | 114 | 76 | 89 | 55 | 66 | 1028 | 1157 |