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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 1918
[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 ear 1918:—
| Beck ton & North Woolwich Ward. | Central East Ward. | Central West Ward. | Manor Park Ward. | Plashet East Ward. | Plashet West Ward. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 | ||||||||
| Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H.toH. | 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 | 52 | ... | 95 | ... | 98 | ... | 67 | ... | 37 | ... | 63 | ... | 412 | ... |
| Factory and workshop premises | 31 | ... | 42 | ... | 67 | ... | 71 | ... | 9 | ... | 51 | ... | 271 | ... |
| Outworkers' premises | 87 | ... | 68 | ... | 145 | ... | 9 | ... | 38 | ... | 118 | ... | 465 | ... |
| Bakehouses | 4 | ... | 14 | ... | 16 | ... | 30 | ... | 12 | ... | 17 | ... | 93 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 5 | ... | 43 | ... | 15 | ... | 183 | ... | 1 | ... | 73 | ... | 320 | ... |
| Dairies | 53 | ... | 53 | ... | 51 | ... | 132 | ... | 10 | ... | 32 | ... | 331 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 70 | ... | 55 | ... | 42 | ... | 36 | ... | 6 | ... | 12 | ... | 221 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 14 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 68 | ... | 39 | ... | 19 | ... | 32 | ... | 190 | 22 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 17 | ... | |
| No forecourt paving | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 245 | ... | 297 | ... | 205 | ... | 268 | ... | 87 | ... | 182 | ... | 1344 | ... |
| Defective drains | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | ... |
| Defective w.c. connections | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 18 | ... |
| Defective w.c. traps | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 17 | ... |
| Soil pipes and drains insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 2 | ... | 19 | ... | 18 | ... | 30 | ... | 23 | ... | 18 | ... | 110 | ... |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 15 | ... | 3 | ... | 9 | ... | 37 | ... |
| Defective vent pipes | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 28 | ... |
| R W. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 7 | ... | 15 | 2 | 11 | ... | 68 | ... | 22 | ... | 28 | ... | 151 | 2 |
| Do. connected to drain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Roofs leaky | ... | 18 | 22 | 7 | 67 | ... | 45 | ... | 25 | ... | 38 | ... | 210 | 25 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 7 | ... | 17 | ... | 8 | ... | 7 | ... | 48 | ... |
| Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | 16 | ... |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Drinking water improperly stored | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 20 | ... |
| Dilapidated floors | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 24 | ... |
| Insufficient under floor ventilation | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Dampness | ... | 18 | 35 | 5 | 69 | ... | 93 | ... | 42 | ... | 33 | ... | 287 | 23 |
| Accumulations | 2 | ... | 10 | ... | 48 | ... | 12 | ... | 4 | ... | 9 | ... | 85 | ... |
| Inundations | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 11 | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Unsound food | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| No dust bins | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | ... | 13 | ... | 37 | ... |
| No manure bins | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Animals improperly kept | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Temporary buildings found | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Smoke nuisances | ... | ... | 21 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 38 | ... |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Gipsies | ... | ... | 89 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 93 | ... |
| Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Other nuisances | ... | ... | 57 | 6 | 63 | ... | 136 | ... | 56 | ... | 76 | ... | 453 | 6 |
| Drains tested | ... | ... | 70 | ... | 78 | ... | 97 | ... | 50 | ... | 64 | ... | 405 | ... |
| Inspections | 224 | 18 | 410 | 10 | 431 | ... | 377 | ... | 188 | ... | 298 | ... | 1934 | 28 |