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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Table: Nuisances dealt with in connection with Factories.

Nuisances dealt with in connection with Factories.

No doors to sanitary conveniences57
Dirty walls and ceilings21
Defective flush tanks14
Dirty sanitary conveniences11
Dirty floors5
Defective drains2
No external ventilation to water closet3
No separate accommodation for sexes1
Sanitary conveniences insufficiently lighted5
Sink waste connected to drain2
Defective water fittings1
Unsuitable position of sanitary conveniences1
Blocked drains4
127

Table: Nuisances dealt with in connection with Outworkers' dwellings.

Nuisances dealt with in connection with Outworkers' dwellings.

Dirty walls and ceilings292
Defective yard paving33
„ flooring37
„ sash lines and window frames30
„ roofs25
„ stair treads29
„ stack pipes and eaves guttering...27
„ staircases17
„ water closets36
„ stoves6
„ doors2
„ steps6
„ drains13
Carried forward553