London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Dust Collection.
Beckton and
North Woolwich
Ward.
Central East
Ward.
Cential West
Ward.
Manor Park
Ward.
Plashet East
Ward.
Plashet We.st
Ward.
Total number
of Loads
Collected.
January
190
250
198
234
144
175
1191
February
141
177
169
218
127
147
979
March
138
166
179
277
192
177
1129
April
141
203
138
213
148
171
1014
May
154
182
128
246
133
138
981
June
113
141
116
219
154
152
895
July
161
180
152
210
125
143
971
August
91
120
90
180
100
87
668
September
128
143
126
196
131
149
873
October
166
175
154
199
128
134
856
November
142
189
135
263
160
145
1034
December
139
187
180
190
166
196
1058
Totals
1704
2113
1765
2645
1708
1814
11749
TRADE REFUSE.
January 138
February 95
March 112
April 109
May 101
June 109
July 113
August 108
September 107
October 98
November 100
December 107
Total 1,297 loads.
DUST BINS.
During the year reports have been made to the Committee
that 953 houses were without suitable dust bins. On every occasion
the Committee authorised enforcement of the provisions of
the East Ham Improvement Act, 1903, and Statutory Notices
have been served on responsible persons to provide for the