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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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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