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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 1919
[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 Year 1919:—
| Beckton & North Woolwich Ward. | Central East Ward. | Central West Ward. | Manor Park Ward. | Plashet East Ward. | Plashet West Ward. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 | ||||||||
| 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 | 134 | 7 | 107 | 7 | 130 | 5 | 107 | 3 | 51 | ... | 117 | 1 | 646 | 23 |
| Factory and workshop premises | 14 | ... | 26 | ... | 36 | ... | 87 | ... | 8 | ... | 35 | ... | 156 | ... |
| Outworkers premises | 65 | ... | 50 | ... | 136 | ... | 5 | ... | 28 | ... | 74 | ... | 358 | ... |
| Bakehouses | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | 24 | ... | 27 | ... | 4 | ... | 14 | ... | 84 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses | 4 | ... | 22 | ... | 7 | ... | 81 | ... | 1 | ... | 35 | ... | 150 | ... |
| Dairies | 33 | ... | 27 | ... | 33 | ... | 58 | ... | 6 | ... | 29 | ... | 186 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 75 | ... | 49 | ... | 32 | ... | 33 | ... | 4 | ... | 9 | ... | 202 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 39 | 24 | 71 | 107 | 137 | 30 | 105 | 23 | 77 | 5 | 119 | 3 | 548 | 192 |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | ... | 3 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 11 | ... | 16 | 1 | 73 | 37 |
| No forecourt paving | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | 5 | 17 | 5 |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 297 | ... | 353 | ... | 270 | ... | 300 | ... | 201 | ... | 127 | ... | 1548 | ... |
| Defective drains | 39 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 52 | ... |
| Defective w.c. connections | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | 2 |
| Soil pipes and drains insufficiently ventilated | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 37 | ... | 173 | 29 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ... | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 47 | 19 |
| Defective vent pipes | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 23 | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | ... | 56 | 10 |
| R.W. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 5 | 2 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 64 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 237 | 87 |
| Do. connected to drain | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Roofs leaky | 19 | 13 | 36 | 31 | 70 | 11 | 42 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 64 | ... | 265 | 73 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 84 | 28 |
| Houses without water (M.W.Bd.) | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 15 | 1 |
| Cisterns without covers | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 12 | ... |
| Drinking water improperly stored | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 25 | 2 |
| Dilapidated floors | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | ... | 74 | 25 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 |
| Dampness | 14 | 2 | 51 | 11 | 62 | 4 | 107 | 24 | 47 | 10 | 59 | 2 | 340 | 53 |
| Accumulations | 3 | ... | 11 | ... | 48 | ... | 12 | 9 | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | 85 | 9 |
| Inundations | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | ... |
| Overcrowding | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 11 | 1 |
| Unsound food | 1 | ... | 19 | ... | 6 | ... | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 39 | ... |
| No dust bins | 3 | ... | 5 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 31 | ... | 103 | 22 |
| No manure bins | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Animals improperly kept | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 |
| Temporary buildings found | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Smoke nuisances | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | ... | 4 | ... | 9 | ... | 7 | ... | 39 | 3 |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gipsies . | ... | ... | 82 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 82 | ... |
| Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 14 | ... |
| Other nuisances | 55 | 20 | 104 | 85 | 150 | 21 | 218 | 57 | 97 | 7 | 127 | ... | 751 | 192 |
| Drains tested | 174 | ... | 42 | ... | 160 | 5 | 157 | ... | 76 | 142 | ... | 821 | 5 | |
| Inspections | 336 | 34 | 517 | 118 | 668 | 58 | 549 | 56 | 281 | 8 | 456 | ... | 2807 | 280 |