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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Defects Remedied in— | |
| Roofs | 1,777 |
| Floors | 866 |
| Staircases | 195 |
| Windows | 149 |
| Doors | 118 |
| Fireplaces | 254 |
| Walls and Ceilings | 3,985 |
| Cleanse Bed and Furniture | 1 |
| Cesspools— | |
| Cleansed | 2 |
| Ditches, Urinals, &c.— | |
| Cleansed | 10 |
| Repaired | 3 |
| Animals Improperly Kept | 36 |
| Offensive Accumulations | 158 |
| Overcrowding | 52 |
| Smoke Nuisance | 60 |
| Gipsies Removed | 2 |
| Dung Pit— | |
| Repaired | 1 |
| Dust Receptacles Provided | 651 |
| Rooms Disinfected | 2,599 |
| Premises Unfit for Human Habitation | 11 |
| Other Nuisances | 832 |
| Total | 20,629 |
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