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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
West Ham 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Nuisances dealt with in connection with Workshops :—
| Dirty walls and ceilings | 251 |
| Workrooms with no abstract exhibited | 62 |
| Defective stair treads | 40 |
| ,, flooring | 36 |
| ,, yard paving | 30 |
| ,, plaster and walls | 27 |
| „ roofs | 25 |
| ,, sash-lines | 18 |
| „ drains | 18 |
| „ flush tanks | 21 |
| „ stack-pipes and eaves guttering | 18 |
| „ handrails and banisters | 14 |
| „ sink waste-pipes | 10 |
| „ hearths | 10 |
| Defective doors | 7 |
| „ water closet pans | 7 |
| „ window sills | 7 |
| „ coppers | 5 |
| ,, water fittings | . 5 |
| Dirty floors | 30 |
| „ water closet pans | 20 |
| ,, yards | 17 |
| Overcrowded workrooms | 22 |
| No dust receptacles | 24 |
| Damp walls | 8 |
| Insufficient flush to water closets | 10 |
| Wash-house floors undrained | 11 |
| Insufficient water closet accommodation | 5 |
| No separate accommodation for sexes | 4 |
| Unventilated water closets | 2 |
| Insufficient outlet for steam | 3 |
| Carried forward | 767 |
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