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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The Following is a Record in Detail of the Inspections made during the ear 1915 .
| Beckton & North Woolwich Ward. | Central East Ward. | Central West Ward. | Manor Park Ward. | Plashet East Ward. | Plashet West Ward. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 1915 | 1915 | 1915 | 1915 | 1915 | 1915 | ||||||||
| 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. | |
| Premises found in fair condition | 122 | 112 | 139 | 289 | 134 | 93 | 106 | ... | 43 | ... | 66 | 25 | 610 | 519 |
| Factory and workshop premises | 35 | ... | 62 | ... | 83 | ... | 90 | ... | 20 | ... | 67 | ... | 357 | ... |
| Outworkers' premises | 60 | ... | 89 | ... | 102 | ... | 44 | ... | 39 | ... | 164 | ... | 558 | ... |
| Bakehouses | 9 | ... | 18 | ... | 30 | ... | 26 | ... | 21 | ... | 21 | ... | 125 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 2 | ... | 9 | ... | 6 | ... | 162 | ... | 5 | ... | 27 | ... | 211 | ... |
| Dairies | 83 | ... | 74 | ... | 76 | ... | 105 | ... | 24 | ... | 41 | ... | 403 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 36 | ... | 55 | ... | 40 | ... | 17 | ... | 10 | ... | 16 | ... | 174 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 22 | 74 | 40 | 241 | 60 | ... | 55 | ... | 26 | ... | 57 | 18 | 260 | 417 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 5 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 20 | 51 | 15 | ... | 9 | ... | 22 | 13 | 89 | 130 |
| No forecourt paving | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | 17 | 45 | 38 | 65 |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 297 | ... | 420 | ... | 438 | ... | 351 | ... | 185 | ... | 228 | ... | 1919 | ... |
| Defective drains | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 64 | ... | 6 | ... | 25 | 2 | 113 | 5 |
| Defective w.c. connections | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 9 | 4 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Soil pipes and drains insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 17 | ... | 7 | ... | 12 | 10 | 58 | 55 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 19 | ... | 12 | ... | 27 | 23 | 83 | 52 |
| Defective vent pipes | 3 | ... | 18 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 15 | ... | 11 | ... | 8 | ... | 61 | 22 |
| R W. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 1 | 10 | 26 | 68 | 18 | 20 | 28 | ... | 8 | ... | 18 | 5 | 99 | 103 |
| Do. connected to drain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 |
| Hoofs leaky | 6 | 25 | 37 | 101 | 31 | 26 | 16 | ... | 6 | ... | 19 | 12 | 115 | 164 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 19 | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | 1 | 62 | 49 |
| Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 |
| Drinking water improperly stored | ... | ... | 13 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 18 | ... | 10 | ... | 10 | 17 | 65 | 31 |
| Dilapidated floors | ... | 3 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 19 | 44 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 21 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 |
| Dampness | 4 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 27 | ... | 13 | ... | 18 | 7 | 95 | 63 |
| Accumulations | 9 | ... | 11 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 18 | ... | 5 | ... | 9 | 3 | 71 | 10 |
| Inundations | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 7 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... |
| Unsound food | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| No dust bins | ... | 8 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 2 | 30 | 28 |
| No manure bins | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Animals improperly kept | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Temporary buildings found | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | ... |
| Smoke nuisance | 9 | ... | 120 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 131 | 1 |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Gipsies | 3 | ... | 153 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 166 | ... |
| Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other nuisances | 20 | 22 | 60 | 123 | 66 | 46 | 67 | ... | 26 | ... | 62 | 16 | 301 | 207 |
| Drains tested | 80 | 14 | 92 | ... | 82 | ... | 121 | ... | 82 | ... | 74 | 1 | 531 | 15 |
| Inspections | 224 | 271 | 665 | 690 | 419 | 267 | 529 | ... | 172 | ... | 302 | 101 | 2311 | 1329 |