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East Ham 1920

[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 1920:—
Beckton & North
Woolwich Ward.
Central East
Ward.
Central West
Ward.
Manor Park
Ward.
Plashet East
Ward.
Plashet West
Ward.
Total.
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
1920
Ord.
H. to H.
Ord.
H.toH.
Ord.
H.toH.
Ord.
h. to H.
Ord.
H. to H.
Ord.
H.toH.
Ord.
H.toH.
Premises found in fair condition
96
123
126
323
103
155
134
43
73
21
88
51
620
716
Factory and workshop premises
3
...
9
...
7
...
41
...
8
...
32
...
100
...
Outworkers'premises
...
...
2
...
37
...
2
...
22
...
61
...
124
...
Bakehouses
1
...
4
...
7
...
21
...
2
...
15
...
50
...
Slaughter-houses
2
...
18
...
1
...
63
...
...
...
6
...
90
...
Dairies
15
...
13
...
15
...
67
...
3
...
11
...
124
...
Urinals inspected
62
...
44
...
34
...
18
...
5
...
13
...
176
...
Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated
97
476
231
833
390
1099
312
607
229
181
243
348
1502
3544
Yards improperly paved and dilapidated
20
79
41
169
65
227
65
274
30
64
33
58
254
871
No forecourt paving
1
12
3
54
37
87
13
61
16
19
19
27
89
260
Drains unstopped and cleansed
381
...
363
...
382
...
471
...
190
...
150
...
1937
...
Defective drains
...
...
4
...
2
1
9
...
8
...
5
...
28
1
Defective w.c. connections
2
1
1
...
1
...
4
...
3
...
...
...
11
2
Defective w.c. traps
2
3
2
2
4
1
5
...
3
1
2
...
18
7
Soil pipes and drains insufficiently ventilated
1
...
...
2
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
3
Defective flushing apparatus.
10
38
36
71
69
114
68
80
37
17
49
35
269
355
Soil pans foul and broken
4
10
12
34
26
52
21
37
10
11
24
22
97
166
Defective vent pipes
8
10
23
38
25
73
30
70
23
21
21
19
130
231
R.w. pipes and eaves gutters defective
36
101
91
295
135
150
157
515
82
95
95
137
596
1593
Do. connected to drain
1
1
...
...
4
15
...
...
...
1
4
6
9
23
Roofs leaky
37
124
84
313
121
329
110
225
70
48
123
101
545
1140
Defective sink waste pipes
12
36
27
76
43
99
53
136
34
19
27
29
196
395
Houses without water (M.W.Bd.)
...
...
...
...
2
...
5
...
2
...
3
...
12
...
Cisterns without covers
2
1
3
...
8
14
...
...
4
2
9
25
26
42
Drinking water improperly stored
3
5
13
11
11
3
25
2
11
3
1
2
64
26
Dilapidated floors
10
81
26
103
31
118
62
286
20
30
26
42
175
660
Insufficient underfloor ventilation
3
10
8
32
18
77
33
224
12
29
14
35
88
407
Dampness
37
114
78
294
132
322
168
349
99
54
101
81
615
1214
Accumulations
...
4
13
1
21
4
20
19
13
...
11
...
78
28
Inundations
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
3
...
1
...
6
...
Overcrowding
...
...
...
1
1
1
2
...
2
...
5
...
10
2
Unsound food
2
...
8
...
3
...
1
...
1
...
2
...
17
...
No dust bins
11
5
21
19
40
217
74
207
35
49
44
113
225
610
No manure bins
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
Animals improperly kept
1
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
1
...
...
...
4
2
Temporary buildings found
...
...
2
...
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
6
...
Smoke nuisances
6
2
30
6
15
21
7
...
12
4
6
9
76
42
Rear passages unpaved or undrained
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Gipsies
...
...
31
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
31
...
Breaches of Bve-Laws and Regulations
...
...
7
...
1
...
3
...
1
...
1
...
13
...
Other nuisances
179
583
356
1212
503
1559
558
1284
325
317
309
673
2230
5628
Drains tested
115
...
166
...
191
...
239
...
122
...
133
...
966
...
Inspections
322
628
636
1275
763
1267
818
606
521
236
587
382
3647
4394
Total Inspections
950
1911
2030
1424
757
969
8041