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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Defects Remedied in—
Roofs 1,116
Floors 665
Staircases 137
Windows 104
Doors 95
Fireplaces 106
Walls and Ceilings 4,234
Cesspools—
Cleansed 2
Repaired 1
Abolished 1
Ditches, Urinals, &c.—
Cleansed 20
New provided 1
Animals Improperly Kept 54
Offensive Accumulations 213
Overcrowding 61
Smoke Nuisances 46
Gipsies Removed 14
Dung Pits—
Repaired 3
New provided 15
Dust Receptacles Provided 526
Rooms Disinfected 1,786
Other Nuisances 679
Total 18,798