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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 1923
[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 1923:-
| Manor Park Ward. | Little Ilford Ward. | Woodgrange Ward. | Plashet Ward. | Kensington Ward. | Castle Ward. | Central Ward. | Wall End Ward. | Greatfield Ward. | South Ward. | Total. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Ord. | H. to H | Ord. | H.to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | Ord. | H. to H. | |
| Premises found in fair condition | 188 | 12 | 144 | 37 | 131 | 82 | 153 | 79 | 70 | 4 | 238 | 128 | 276 | 131 | 140 | 122 | 107 | 44 | 150 | 86 | 1597 | 725 |
| Factory and workshop premises inspected | 28 | ... | 6 | ... | 24 | ... | 24 | ... | 7 | ... | 47 | ... | 50 | ... | 49 | ... | 12 | ... | 10 | ... | 257 | ... |
| Outworkers'premises inspected | 46 | ... | 76 | ... | 55 | ... | 52 | ... | 19 | ... | 75 | ... | 56 | ... | 42 | ... | 38 | ... | 15 | ... | 474 | ... |
| Bakehouses inspected | 12 | ... | 4 | ... | 10 | ... | 11 | ... | 9 | ... | 14 | ... | 20 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | 94 | ... |
| Slaughter-houses inspected | 13 | ... | 2 | ... | 17 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 78 | ... |
| Dairies inspected | 21 | ... | 29 | ... | 14 | ... | 23 | ... | 2 | ... | 29 | ... | 25 | ... | 18 | ... | 18 | ... | 21 | ... | 198 | ... |
| Urinals inspected | 60 | ... | 22 | ... | 4 | ... | 23 | ... | 13 | ... | 6 | ... | 11 | ... | 8 | ... | 7 | ... | 14 | ... | 168 | ... |
| Walls and ceilings dirty and dilapidated | 73 | 46 | 221 | 202 | 68 | 185 | 101 | 258 | 80 | 2 | 95 | 260 | 119 | 109 | 162 | 106 | 29 | 99 | 127 | 1047 | 1301 | |
| Yards improperly paved and dilapidated | 28 | 12 | 55 | 213 | 13 | 100 | 17 | 59 | 33 | 2 | 18 | 70 | 20 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 4 | ... | 18 | 39 | 238 | 545 |
| No forecourt paving | 1 | 1 | 15 | 56 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 49 | 151 | |
| Drains unstopped and cleansed | 69 | ... | 427 | ... | 66 | ... | 108 | ... | 64 | ... | 181 | ... | 235 | ... | 213 | ... | 92 | ... | 328 | ... | 1783 | ... |
| Defective drains | 6 | ... | 12 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 37 | 2 | |
| Defective w.c. connections | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | 1 |
| Defective w.c. traps | 12 | ... | 15 | 7 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | 58 | 13 |
| Defective sashcords and windows | 28 | 14 | 70 | 143 | 10 | 33 | 20 | 65 | 29 | 1 | 24 | 76 | 33 | 76 | 65 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 108 | 339 | 564 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 15 | 5 | 42 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 30 | 21 | 8 | ... | 10 | 19 | 180 | 165 |
| Soil pans foul and broken | 16 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 2 | ... | 12 | 32 | 118 | 172 |
| Defective vent pipes | 10 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 8 | ... | 9 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 5 | ... | 5 | 13 | 92 | 139 |
| R.W. pipes and eaves gutters defective | 63 | 5 | 107 | 238 | 26 | 44 | 34 | 76 | 22 | 1 | 40 | 122 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 65 | 16 | ... | 45 | 137 | 474 | 762 |
| Do. connected to drain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| Roofs leaky | 31 | 5 | 75 | 79 | 27 | 38 | 58 | 73 | 21 | 1 | 30 | 109 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 58 | 16 | ... | 47 | 69 | 433 | 498 |
| Defective sink waste pipes | 13 | 1 | 32 | 80 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 6 | ... | 15 | 24 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 2 | ... | 12 | 22 | 145 | 178 |
| Houses without water (m.W.Bd.) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 |
| Cisterns without covers | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 |
| Drinking water improperly stored | 6 | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ...30 | 8 |
| Dilapidated floors | 13 | 3 | 54 | 142 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 9 | ... | 14 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 8 | ... | ... | 13 | 37 | 108 | 284 |
| Insufficient underfloor ventilation | 12 | 10 | 16 | 65 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 25 | 6 | ... | 5 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | ... | 3 | 10 | 69 | 199 |
| Dampness | 50 | 10 | 104 | 76 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 29 | 2 | 35 | 52 | 53 | 26 | 54 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 49 | 71 | 4405 | 318 |
| Accumulations | 19 | ... | 10 | 9. | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | ... | 34 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 4 | ... | 36 | 3 | 186 | 32 |
| Inundations | 14 | 6 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 78 | 6 | ... | 14 | 68 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 12 | ... | 17 | 49 | 154 | 302 |
| Overcrowding | 2 | ... | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 1 |
| Unsound food | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... |
| No dust bins | 16 | 10 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 43 | 12 | 88 | 7 | ... | 4 | 63 | 16 | 19 | 39 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 47 | 187 | 332 |
| No manure bins | 18 | 18 | 91 | 46 | 9 | 70 | 32 | 93 | 20 | ... | 25 | 19 | 33 | 35 | 47 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 74 | 311 | 334 |
| Animals improperly kept | 2 | ... | 5 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 20 | 9 |
| Temporary buildings found | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Smoke nuisances | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 7 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 39 | 10 |
| Rear passages unpaved or undrained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Gipsies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 138 | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | ... | 165 | ... |
| Breaches of Bye-Laws and Regulations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Other nuisances | 159 | 37 | 334 | 502 | 84 | 142 | 137 | 191 | 120 | 2 | 126 | 199 | 194 | 101 | 183 | 102 | 59 | 8 | 144 | 136 | 1540 | 1420 |
| Drains tested | 29 | ... | 23 | ... | 10 | ... | 23 | ... | 29 | ... | 35 | 2 | 27 | ... | 25 | ... | 62 | ... | 39 | ... | 302 | 2 |
| Inspections | 462 | 72 | 690 | 363 | 293 | 340 | 402 | 369 | 235 | 13 | 475 | 538 | 624 | 352 | 529 | 352 | 274 | 83 | 481 | 387 | 4465 | 2869 |
| Total Inspections | 534 | 1053 | 633 | 771 | 248 | 1013 | 976 | 881 | 357 | 868 | 7334 | |||||||||||