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
West Ham 1904
[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 |
| 448 |