Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Dirty walls and ceilings | 143 |
Failure to exhibit abstract | 61 |
Dirty floors | 31 |
Defective yard paving | 25 |
„ stair treads | 14 |
„ stack pipes and eaves guttering | 16 |
„ window sashes and frames | 13 |
„ flooring | 10 |
„ drains | 8 |
„ flush tanks | 9 |
„ water fittings | 8 |
„ roofs | 8 |
„ and dirty sanitary conveniences | 12 |
„ doors | 4 |
Overcrowded workrooms | 7 |
Wash-house floors unpaved | 9 |
Workrooms insufficiently ventilated | 6 |
No external ventilation to water closets | 5 |
Dirty premises | 7 |
Sanitary conveniences insufficiently lighted | 2 |
No separate accommodation for sexes | 4 |
Blocked drains | 4 |
Cisterns dirty and uncovered | 4 |
Stack pipe connected to drain | 1 |
Sink waste „ „ | 1 |
Cisterns in unsuitable positions | 4 |
Damp walls | 4 |
No water supply | 10 |
No dust receptacles | 18 |
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